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Early Cultures Review
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2. Paleo Period Nomadic - _________________________________________
Lived in small groups
Hunted large animals – mammoth, bison
Used spears with Clovis points

3. Archaic Period
Atlatl - _______________________________________________
Middens - _______________________________________________
Ate a lot of shellfish (Middens)
Used the first pottery

4. Woodland Period
Wattle & Daub - ______________________________________________
More permanent homes than the Archaic
Mounds - _______________________________________________
Created basic bow & arrows – made hunting easier
Elaborate religious ceremonies

5. Mississippian Period Most complex of 4 civilizations
Lived in permanent place/village
Villages were near water – Why? _______________________________________________
Palisade - __________________, outer wall of village
Improved the bow and arrows
Buried items with the dead for the afterlife
Built large mounds