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Quiz Thursday On the first section of Chapter 2
Vocabulary:
1. Archaeologist- Scientists who study what is left behind by ancient peoples
2. geologist- Scientist who study the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.
3. nomad- wander
4. culture- beliefs, customs, and civilizations of a particular people or group.
5. prehistoric- before recorded history
6. artifact- anything altered or used by humans and left behind.
7. atlatl- a simple shaft or handle with weights used to throw spears or darts with more force.
Paleo Culture:
Paleo means "very old" They lived between 20,000 BC and 10,000 BC (although some scientist say they may still have lived here around 5,000BC)
One of the few artifacts of these prehistoric people is the spear point call the clovis point, used to kill a large animal.
Making spear poins is known as flint knapping.
When the large animals died out about 10,000 years ago hunters adjusted and began to make a finer spear point the Folsom point.
DO YOU REMEMBER: Page 49
1. How do we know about prehistoric cultures? From evidence (artifacts) that they left behind.
2. What is the earliest prehistoric culture? Paleo
3. Why did the Archaic peoples have to change their hunting methods? The larger animals died out.
Vocabulary:
1. Archaeologist- Scientists who study what is left behind by ancient peoples
2. geologist- Scientist who study the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.
3. nomad- wander
4. culture- beliefs, customs, and civilizations of a particular people or group.
5. prehistoric- before recorded history
6. artifact- anything altered or used by humans and left behind.
7. atlatl- a simple shaft or handle with weights used to throw spears or darts with more force.
Paleo Culture:
Paleo means "very old" They lived between 20,000 BC and 10,000 BC (although some scientist say they may still have lived here around 5,000BC)
One of the few artifacts of these prehistoric people is the spear point call the clovis point, used to kill a large animal.
Making spear poins is known as flint knapping.
When the large animals died out about 10,000 years ago hunters adjusted and began to make a finer spear point the Folsom point.
DO YOU REMEMBER: Page 49
1. How do we know about prehistoric cultures? From evidence (artifacts) that they left behind.
2. What is the earliest prehistoric culture? Paleo
3. Why did the Archaic peoples have to change their hunting methods? The larger animals died out.
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Ohio River Valled Notes
Quiz Will be Tuesday September 25
Study Study!
Cities: Wellsburg
Wheeling
Sistersville
St. Mary's
Williamstown
Parkersburgy
Ravenswood
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Fairs and Festivals
Festival of Lights at Wheeling
Mothman-Battle Days- Regatta- Mason Co. Fair all at Point Pleasant
Putnam County fair
Cabell County Fair and Pumpkin Festival
State Parks:
Tomlinson Run State Park
Oglebay State Park
Blennerhassett State Park
Tu Endie Wei
Beech Fork
State Forest:
Cabwaylingo Named for the counties Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mingo
Colleges:
Bethany
Marshall
MOVC Mid-Ohio Valley College Part of Marshall Univ.
WVU at Parkersburg
Wheeling Jesuit
West Liberty
Places of Interest: Hatfield-McCoy Trail
Grave Creek Mound and Old Prison at Moundsville
Harris River Front Park and Ritter Park (also Camden Park the oldest Amusement park in WV)
Last operating commercial ferry across the Ohio at Sistersville
Ohio River Natl. Wildlife Refuge 22 islands in the Ohio River
Industry:
Blenko Glass =Milton
M & G Polymers= Apple Grove
WV Steel = Huntington
Mid-Atlantic Glass=Richie County
Wheeling Steel= Wheeling
Weirton Steel=Wwirton
Century Al.= Ravenswood
Electrical Procuction plants
Interesting Facts:
Bennerhassett Island is shaped like an hour glass
The First Capital of the State was at Wheeling
Harman Blennerhassett was charged with Treason which is a crime of trying to over throw the government.
Quiz Will be Tuesday September 25
Study Study!
Cities: Wellsburg
Wheeling
Sistersville
St. Mary's
Williamstown
Parkersburgy
Ravenswood
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Fairs and Festivals
Festival of Lights at Wheeling
Mothman-Battle Days- Regatta- Mason Co. Fair all at Point Pleasant
Putnam County fair
Cabell County Fair and Pumpkin Festival
State Parks:
Tomlinson Run State Park
Oglebay State Park
Blennerhassett State Park
Tu Endie Wei
Beech Fork
State Forest:
Cabwaylingo Named for the counties Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mingo
Colleges:
Bethany
Marshall
MOVC Mid-Ohio Valley College Part of Marshall Univ.
WVU at Parkersburg
Wheeling Jesuit
West Liberty
Places of Interest: Hatfield-McCoy Trail
Grave Creek Mound and Old Prison at Moundsville
Harris River Front Park and Ritter Park (also Camden Park the oldest Amusement park in WV)
Last operating commercial ferry across the Ohio at Sistersville
Ohio River Natl. Wildlife Refuge 22 islands in the Ohio River
Industry:
Blenko Glass =Milton
M & G Polymers= Apple Grove
WV Steel = Huntington
Mid-Atlantic Glass=Richie County
Wheeling Steel= Wheeling
Weirton Steel=Wwirton
Century Al.= Ravenswood
Electrical Procuction plants
Interesting Facts:
Bennerhassett Island is shaped like an hour glass
The First Capital of the State was at Wheeling
Harman Blennerhassett was charged with Treason which is a crime of trying to over throw the government.
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Allegheny Palateau
Cities in the Allegheny Plateau: Charleston-Capital city
Clarksburg- 1/4 population is Italian
FBI Finger Print center is located here
Fairmont- Fairmont State College
Buckhannon- Home of WV Weslayn College
French Creek Game Farm
Strawberry Festival
Grafton- Hub of the B&O RailRoad
First Mother's Day celebration
Sutton- Geographic Center of the State
Home of the "Big Green Monster" (like Point
Pleasant's Mothman)
Weston- Home of the State 4-H Camp at Jackson's Mill
Home of the Transallegheny Lunitic Asylum
Morgantown- Home of WVU
State Parks- Audrea
Watters-Smith Memorial
Valley Falls
Prickett's Fort
Stonewall Jackson Lake
Cedar Creek
Carnifex ferry Battlefield
Hawk's Nest
Chief Logan
Twin Falls
Babcock
New River- National River, part of the US Natl. Park System The bridge was opened October 22, 1977, it is the largest single arch steel span at 876 Ft. high. The New River is thought to be the second oldest river in the world.
Whitewater Rafting- Cheat
New
Gauley
Tygart Counties with
Native American Names:
Kanawha
Mingo
Logan
Natural Resources- limestone
sandstone
shale
coal
oil
natural gas
salt
Ethnic Groups-- Most ethic groups came to the Allegheny Plateau to work in the coal and timber industry. They were mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Italians
Czechs
Greeks
Hungarians
Romaanians
Other ethnic groups include
Belgians who settled in the Charleston area and were glass makers (handmade window glass)
Irish- Came to America as a result of the great potato famine
Spaniards who settled in the Clarksburg area Around the area of a Zinc factory of Speltor
Cities in the Allegheny Plateau: Charleston-Capital city
Clarksburg- 1/4 population is Italian
FBI Finger Print center is located here
Fairmont- Fairmont State College
Buckhannon- Home of WV Weslayn College
French Creek Game Farm
Strawberry Festival
Grafton- Hub of the B&O RailRoad
First Mother's Day celebration
Sutton- Geographic Center of the State
Home of the "Big Green Monster" (like Point
Pleasant's Mothman)
Weston- Home of the State 4-H Camp at Jackson's Mill
Home of the Transallegheny Lunitic Asylum
Morgantown- Home of WVU
State Parks- Audrea
Watters-Smith Memorial
Valley Falls
Prickett's Fort
Stonewall Jackson Lake
Cedar Creek
Carnifex ferry Battlefield
Hawk's Nest
Chief Logan
Twin Falls
Babcock
New River- National River, part of the US Natl. Park System The bridge was opened October 22, 1977, it is the largest single arch steel span at 876 Ft. high. The New River is thought to be the second oldest river in the world.
Whitewater Rafting- Cheat
New
Gauley
Tygart Counties with
Native American Names:
Kanawha
Mingo
Logan
Natural Resources- limestone
sandstone
shale
coal
oil
natural gas
salt
Ethnic Groups-- Most ethic groups came to the Allegheny Plateau to work in the coal and timber industry. They were mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Italians
Czechs
Greeks
Hungarians
Romaanians
Other ethnic groups include
Belgians who settled in the Charleston area and were glass makers (handmade window glass)
Irish- Came to America as a result of the great potato famine
Spaniards who settled in the Clarksburg area Around the area of a Zinc factory of Speltor
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The Quiz on Tuesday September 18
will be on the Allegheny Highlands Geographic Region
1. The Highest Point in WV is Spruce Knob
2. The nickname for WV is The Mountain State
3. Three Rock Formations found in the Allegheny Highlands are:
Seneca Rocks, Peter's Mountain, and Pinnacle Rock.
4. Popular outdoor activities in the Allegheny Highlands include:
Rock Climbing, Hiking, Skiing Mt. Biking and Hunting/Fishing
5. West Virginia's first ski resort: Canaan Valley
6. The state's two largest counties in area are located in this region:Randoph and Greenbrier
7. Only one of the state's 10 largest cities, Beckley, is located in the Allegheny Highlands.
8. Early immigrants to the Allegheny Highlands were from Switzerland and Germany.
9. An immigrant is a person who moves to a different country to live there permanently.
10. The growth of the timber and coal mining industries in the late 1800's and ealry 1900's brought immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
11. Festivals in the Allegheny Highlands include:
Mt. State Forest Festival at Elkins
BuckwheatFfestival Festival at Kingwood
Strawberry Festival at Buckhannon
State Fair of WV at Lewisburg
12. National Forest located in the Allegheny Highlands: Monongaleha
13. Rail Trial located in the Allegheny Highlands.
14. State Forest: Coopers Rock, Kumbrabow, Seneca, Calvin Price, and Greenbrier
15. State Parks: Cathederal, Canaan Valley, Blackwater Falls, Holly River, Cass Scenic Railroad, Watoga, Droop Mountain Battlefield (first state park) Beartown, Moncove Lake, Pipestem, and Pinnacle Rock
Colleges: Davis and Elkins at Elkins WV
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine at Lewisburg
will be on the Allegheny Highlands Geographic Region
1. The Highest Point in WV is Spruce Knob
2. The nickname for WV is The Mountain State
3. Three Rock Formations found in the Allegheny Highlands are:
Seneca Rocks, Peter's Mountain, and Pinnacle Rock.
4. Popular outdoor activities in the Allegheny Highlands include:
Rock Climbing, Hiking, Skiing Mt. Biking and Hunting/Fishing
5. West Virginia's first ski resort: Canaan Valley
6. The state's two largest counties in area are located in this region:Randoph and Greenbrier
7. Only one of the state's 10 largest cities, Beckley, is located in the Allegheny Highlands.
8. Early immigrants to the Allegheny Highlands were from Switzerland and Germany.
9. An immigrant is a person who moves to a different country to live there permanently.
10. The growth of the timber and coal mining industries in the late 1800's and ealry 1900's brought immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
11. Festivals in the Allegheny Highlands include:
Mt. State Forest Festival at Elkins
BuckwheatFfestival Festival at Kingwood
Strawberry Festival at Buckhannon
State Fair of WV at Lewisburg
12. National Forest located in the Allegheny Highlands: Monongaleha
13. Rail Trial located in the Allegheny Highlands.
14. State Forest: Coopers Rock, Kumbrabow, Seneca, Calvin Price, and Greenbrier
15. State Parks: Cathederal, Canaan Valley, Blackwater Falls, Holly River, Cass Scenic Railroad, Watoga, Droop Mountain Battlefield (first state park) Beartown, Moncove Lake, Pipestem, and Pinnacle Rock
Colleges: Davis and Elkins at Elkins WV
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine at Lewisburg
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Crossword Puzzles will be due tomorrow.
Students should use the study guide about The Potomac Section to create their crosswords.
Several students have completed this assignment, only those who did not finish in class need to complete it for homework.
Students should use the study guide about The Potomac Section to create their crosswords.
Several students have completed this assignment, only those who did not finish in class need to complete it for homework.
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Quick and easy to set up
