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40 Cards in this Set
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Geography-West
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Climate-Extremely high temperatures, not much rain, semi-arid,
Elevation- highest,Black Mesa, WIchita Mountains Landscape-great salt plains, little sahara, Soil-red dirt, Vegetation-cactus, grassland, scrub cedars |
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Geography-East
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Climate-mild temperatures, high precipitation,
Elevation-low elevation, ouachita mountains Landscape- more rivers(deeper) Soil- more fertile, dark Vegetation- grasslands, forest(oak), Cross Timbers |
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aquifers
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underground basins that hold water that seeps down from rainfall lakes and ponds
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Ogallala Aquifer
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Northwestern OK provides millions of gallons to irrigate fields Texas to N. Dakotas
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Arkansas River
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begins in Rockys carries 2/3 of the states runoff
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Cross Timbers
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narrow strip of land through central OK - mix of prairie, savanna, and woodland
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deciduous forest
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SE part of the state
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Fujita scale
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measures tornado intensity based on wind speed and expected damage
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Great Salt Plains
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west/central OK
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Paleo(Clovis)
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Time-22,000-15,000 B.C.
From-Asia or Polynesia Nomadic big game hunters |
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Domebo
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famous big game hunters kill site
mammoth found- 11,100 yrs. old |
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Cooper Site
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10,200 years ago
Many biones from differnt types of bison variety of stone tools drove bison into a dead end gully bison skull with lightning design painted on forehead suggests a hunting ritual |
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Foragers(Archaic Indians)
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Time-5,000 B.C.- 1 A.D.
Location-centrally based but wandered in a certain area. summer- creeks rivers winter- caves and rock ledges hunted AND gathered Hunt-buffalo, deer, antelope, wild turkey Gather- nuts berries,roots, seeds, grains animal parts- skin bags woven baskets, nets stone- spear points, knoves, drills,chopping tools bone- needles, atlatl hooks, punches, awls |
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Clovis Points
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Spear point 3-6 ins. attached to a wooden pole using a slot, held there with tree resin and string
Large game found in western OK first found in clovis NM |
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Folsom Point
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similar to clovis point smaaler animals 2 in.
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Kenton Cave
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Foragers archalogical site.
petroglyphs, animal part, natural dyes, wooden beads, shells, bones, pairie dog skin bag |
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Early Farmers
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Time-A.D. 1-1000
Location-semi permanent settlements. Cimarron River, Oachitas, Grand River Gathered-goosefoot, sunflowers, hunt- buffalo, derrr, badgers, coyote Grew- 3 sisters |
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3 Sisters
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Corns, beans and squash
made up early farmers diet A.D. 200 |
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Fourche Maline Creek
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Time- 1,500 B.C.- A.D. 800
Excavated- 1976-1977 Found- nuts, seed, tubers, fish game pottery for storage and cooking |
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Plains Village Farmers
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Location- lived in villages in West OK Beaver River, Red River
Grew- corn beans squash tobacco Hunt-bison deer Gather-walnuts, plums, wild cherries better climate helped them improve farming |
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To be Civilized
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Cities, Job Specialization, Complex Religion, Government, Writing, Social Classes
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Cahokia
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Largest city in Mississippian Culture
located-???? |
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conch
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sea dwelling mollusk
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obsidian
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only found in spiro came from mexico
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Civilization Fall caused by-
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Internal External
Over Population War Econmoic Problems Natural disasters Social Disruption disease Political Struggles |
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Trade for Plains Village Farmers
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Texas- tools
pueblo/west- turquoise obsidian painted pottery pacific coast- shells |
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Pocola Mining Company
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company that looted the Craig mound.
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Effigy
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art made to look like something
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Carbon 14 Dating
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a chemical anlysis used to detemine the age of organic materials based on their sontent of CARBON 14
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Beringia
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strip of and that used to connect asia and N. America
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Big game hunters
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Time-15- 15,000 B.C.
Nomads Hunted-bison, mammoths, ground sloths, |
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Prehistoric Refrigeration
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filled dead aniimals with gravel to sink them to the bottom of a river that froze in winter, had flags pointing to location, and a baceria released caused the body to float to the surface during summer
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Mississippian Cultures
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mound building native american culture
based on Mississippi rivver |
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Craig Mound
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Height- 33 ft
Location- SPiro, OK Looted by the Pocola Mining Co. burial mound shells |
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Caddoan Commerence
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Conch shells- Lousiana
Copper- Michigan Obsidian- only @ Spiro from MEXICO Arizona- Cotton |
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Gorget
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an ornament worn on a necklace made of a freshwater mussel shell
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Fur trade
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fur trade between Indians and the Europeans1. beaver pelts were very popular because they made good hats.
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Quivira
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a legendary city of wealth, ans gold looked for by Coronado
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Atlantic(Columbian) Exchange
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trade between the native americans and Europeans it included animals, plants, diseases, ideas, ect.
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Cornado
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spanish explorer who explored new mexico, and other SW parts of America. looked for the Quivira.
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