Exploring the Paleo-Indians of Tennessee
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Which group of people were the earliest inhabitants of Tennessee?

  • Archaic peoples
  • Farming communities
  • Paleo-Indians (correct)
  • Hunters and gatherers
  • What type of animals did the Paleo-Indians hunt?

  • Mastodons (correct)
  • Acorns
  • White-tailed deer
  • Hickory nuts
  • What evidence was found at the Coats-Hines site in Williams County?

  • Remains of a mastodon
  • River valleys
  • Stone cutting tools (correct)
  • Cave paintings
  • What type of farming did the Archaic peoples engage in?

    <p>Small-scale farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What tool did the Archaic people use for hunting?

    <p>Atlatl</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The earliest inhabitants of Tennessee were ______ who moved into the region near the end of the last Ice Age.

    <p>hunter-gatherers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Paleo-Indians were ______ who hunted now-extinct animals such as mastodons.

    <p>hunter gatherers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The remains of a mastodon with cut marks on the bone were discovered at the Coats-Hines site in Williams County. Thirty-four stone cutting tools were also found at the ______.

    <p>site</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As the climate warmed, the Archaic peoples, descendants of the Paleo-Indians, began to move into river valleys and eventually began ______ farming.

    <p>small-scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Archaic people continued to gather hickory nuts, acorns and other plants as well. Archaic people hunted white-tailed deer using an ______, or spear thrower.

    <p>atlatl</p> Signup and view all the answers

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