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Chapter 3 Ancient Communities

Chapter 3 Ancient Communities. Oklahoma History Coach Freeman. Beringia: A “land bridge” created by the ice-age, thousands of years ago small groups walked from Asia to the Americas. . Prehistoric Human Society of Oklahoma:. I. Paleo-Indians 30,000-15,000 B.C.

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Chapter 3 Ancient Communities

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  1. Chapter 3 Ancient Communities Oklahoma History Coach Freeman

  2. Beringia: A “land bridge” created by the ice-age, thousands of years ago small groups walked from Asia to the Americas.

  3. Prehistoric Human Society of Oklahoma: • I. Paleo-Indians 30,000-15,000 B.C. • II. Big-Game Hunters 25,000- 5,000 B.C. • III. Foragers 5,000 B.C.- 1 A.D. • IV. Early Farmers 1-1,000 A.D. • V. Golden Age of Prehistory • A. Plains Village Farmers 800-1400 • B. Caddon Mound Builders 1,000-1500

  4. Paleo-Indians • 1st people to the America’s • Hunted large animals with tools made of stone and bone • They slowly moved southward. • Following Herds of prehistoric animals…

  5. Big Game Hunters: 25,000-5,000 B.C. • Refer to page 32

  6. Foragers: 5,000 B.C. – 1 A.D.atlatl- • Descendents from the big-game hunters • No-longer followed animals • Instead hunted smaller area again and again • Summer and Spring camped along creeks and rivers. • Fall and Winter they lived in caves and under rock leges • Added nuts, berries, sunflower seeds, and roots from the forests • Forager Camps were found in the Ozarks, Calf Creek in Caddo Co., Near Kenton in the Panhandle. • Also left Petroglyphs which suggested their appreciation for art.

  7. Early Farmers: 1-1,000 A.D. • Around the time of the Birth of Christ the Foragers became Farmers. • Native Americans now grew Corn, along with beans, pumpkins, and squash. • Foragers came out of the caves and rock ledges. • They built houses near by the crops. • Excavations near: The Red River and Maline Creek (LeFlore County) showed that they did not totally abandon their former lifestyle. • Pottery Helped with the preparing and storing of food: also made it easier to carry water…

  8. Plains Village Farmers: Refer: pg. 35 Caddoan Mound Builders Refer: pg. 36 Golden Age of Prehistory:

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