Vocabulary Definition Given
What vocab word means: the movement of people into a new area
migration
What does hieroglyphics mean
a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds
what are the three crop sisters
corn, beans, and squash
the Maya studied astronomy and mathematics, and they developed a writing system
What vocab word means: a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water
strait
what does theocracy mean
a society that is ruled by religious leaders
what are the 5 North American Prehistory Regions
the north, the west, the southwest, the great plains, the east
Why was farming relatively unimportant in the
Far North and
the West
Far North: it was too cold for crops to grow
The West: the soil was too hard and dry for farming
What vocab word means: moving from place to place
nomadic
what does terrace mean
a broad platform of flat land cut into a slope
When early peoples were traveling by boat, why didn't they take a direct route? How did they travel instead?
a. because they did not have navigation tools like compasses
b. they stayed along the coast
Why did the people of the Plains build lightweight homes?
They were nomads so they wanted homes that were easy to transport so they could take them with them
What vocab word means: a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
culture
what does pueblo mean
a Native American structure that housed many people
In what ways did the lives of some early American people change when they learned to farm?
they stopped moving from place to place. they built more permanent houses
Why were canoes important to the lifestyles of Native Americans across the continent?
canoes offered transportation, trade, food gathering, and faster transport
What vocab word means: highly developed societies
civilizations
what does federation
a government that links and unites different groups
What are two possible ways the first people might have come to the Americas?
they might have walked from Beringia, or they might have traveled by boat