USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lithic peoples or Paleo-Indians are the earliest-known settlers of the Americas. The period’s name derives from the appearance of “lithic flaked” stone tools. Traditional theories suggest that big-animal hunters crossed the Bering Strait from North Asia into the Americas over a land bridge (Beringia).

Detailed explanation-2: -Paleoindians were the first known people in what is now Ohio. These nomadic big game hunters entered the Cuyahoga Valley after the Wisconsin Glacier retreated. Traveling in small groups allowed them to follow their food. Caribou herds were their main prey.

Detailed explanation-3: -Archaeologists believe that the earliest Paleoindian people gathered wild plants and hunted now-extinct big-game species, known as megafauna. Megafauna included such ice-age animals as the mammoth, mastodon, camel, horse and bison.

Detailed explanation-4: -Native Americans were often grouped into tribes or nations. These groupings were generally based on peoples that shared the same culture, language, religion, customs, and politics. There are over 1000 Native American Tribes in the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -Paleoindian cultures were nomadic, meaning they traveled from place to place rather than staying settled. From the variety of animal bones we find in ancient campsites, it seems that they were mostly hunter-gatherer societies of no more than 20 to 50 people each who followed food sources.