The First People
How did the first people come to the Americas?
They came from Asia by walking across a frozen land bridge called Beringia.
Who were the Adena and Hopewell cultures?
They were early Native American cultures in the Ohio River Valley known for building mounds.
Name two tribes that lived in the Southwest.
Hopi and Navajo.
Who were the Maya?
An ancient civilization in Mexico and Central America known for their advanced culture and achievements.
Who lived in the Arctic environment?
The Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut.
What is Beringia?
The land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the last Ice Age.
What materials did they use for homes?
They used sticks and bark to build cone-shaped homes.
What are cliff dwellings?
Homes built into cliffs by the Ancestral Pueblo, resembling tall apartment buildings.
What are some achievements of the Aztec?
They built large stone temples and pyramids and were skilled farmers.
What animals did they hunt?
Seals and whales.
What tools did Paleo-Indians use?
They used stone tools, wooden spears, and arrows.
What were the mounds for?
The mounds were used for burying the dead and possibly had religious significance.
How did the Ancestral Pueblo farm?
They learned to irrigate and adapt to dry conditions.
What did the Inca build in the Andes?
They built impressive roads and bridges.
What are igloos made from?
Snow blocks
Describe the lifestyle of Paleo-Indians.
They were nomadic hunters and gatherers who moved in search of food.
Describe the significance of the mounds.
They served as burial sites and might have had ceremonial purposes.
Describe the construction of their homes.
They built homes from stone and adobe bricks with many connected rooms.
Describe the legacy of the Maya today.
Millions of Maya people still live in Central America, preserving their traditions.
Describe how Arctic people traveled.
They used sleds pulled by dogs to move across the ice and snow.
How might early people have traveled by sea?
They might have used boats to travel along the Pacific Coast.
How did these cultures adapt to their environment?
They farmed and utilized local resources for shelter and tools.
What innovations did they implement for water?
They developed irrigation systems to bring water to their crops.
How did these empires impact their land?
They transformed the landscape through agriculture, architecture, and urban development.
How did the Arctic environment shape their culture?
The cold climate influenced their hunting practices, clothing, and shelter.