Vocab
An expert who studies the past by examining objects
Archaeologist
Someone who gets food to survive by hunting, fishing, or gathering wild plants and seeds.
Hunter-Gatherer
What was the name of the land bridge that people crossed to get to the Americas?
Beringia
What physical feature allowed the Mississippian people to develop strong agricultural practices?
A. The Great Plains
B. The Rocky Mountains
C. The Mississippi River
D. The Pacific Ocean
C. The Mississippi River
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
The movement of people from one place to another
Migration
The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
Agriculture
Which two continents were connected by a land bridge known as Beringia?
Asia and North America
How did the Clovis and Folsom peoples work with other members of their group to survive in harsh land?
A. by hunting and gathering their food
B. by using learned farming techniques
C. by building large structures for families
D. by trading with other nearby cultures
A. by hunting and gathering their food
What are the bones in your fingers and toes called?
Phalanges
A people's identity and way of life, including customs, belief systems, language, social relationships, and art
Culture
A formal event that may be traditional or religious.
Ceremony
Which theory proposes that that people walked across the Beringia land bridge connecting Asia to the Americas.
A. Land migration theory
B. Coastal route theory
C. Nomadic theory
D. Ice age theory
A. Land migration theory
Where did the later groups of Ancestral Pueblo build homes?
A. within forested area
B. in the desert lands
C. by the river’s edge
D. on high, rocky cliffs
D. on high, rocky cliffs
Which baby animal can gain up to 250 pounds a day when growing to maturity?
The blue whale (They can reach weights of up to 300,000 pounds in adulthood)
People native to a specific region of the world
Indigenous
Moving from place to place with no permanent home.
Nomadic
This theory proposes that people traveled by boat from Asia along the west coast of the Americas.
A. Land migration theory
B. Coastal route theory
C. Nomadic theory
D. Ice age theory
B. Coastal route theory
How did the Ancestral Pueblo culture and way of life differ from the Clovis and Folsom cultures?
A. The Ancestral Pueblo built permanent shelters and the Clovis and Folsom people were nomadic.
B. The Ancestral Pueblo were nomadic and the Clovis and Folsom built permanent shelters.
C. The Ancestral Pueblo were hunter-gatherers and the Clovis and Folsom fished for their food in the Mississippi river.
D. The Ancestral Pueblo fished for their food in the Mississippi river and the Clovis and Folsom were hunter-gatherers.
A. The Ancestral Pueblo built permanent shelters and the Clovis and Folsom people were nomadic.
What is the best team in the NFL?
The San Francisco 49ers
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.
Civilization
Before written history
Prehistoric
What was NOT an effect of warming temperatures during the end of the last ice age?
A. Sea levels rising
B. Sea levels falling
C. Food sources/animals dying off
D. Berinigia disappearing
B. Sea levels falling
Mississippians built large landforms, called ________________, in their communities.
Mounds
What is Ms. Lehman's favorite Pokemon?
Goomy