Vocabulary
These are the remains and imprints of animals and plants from long ago
Fossils
About how many years ago was the last Ice Age?
25,000 years ago
These 2 cultures traveled south through the middle of North America down through Central America and the Andes mountains of South America. While the other lived on the great plains of North America.
Clovis and Folsom Civilizations
The Mississippian Culture lived near rivers, they fished and used this for irrigation. What crops did the specifically grow?
Corns, beans, and squash, and other food
Before written history
Prehistoric
This is an expert who studies the past by examining objects
Archaeologist
What is the name of the land bridge that connected Asia and North America?
Beringia
These are the oldest fossils found in North America. The Clovis used these to hunt.
Clovis Spear Points
This group built their homes and buildings on mounds
Mississippian Culture
Someone who gets food to survive by hunting, fishing, or gathering wild plants and seeds
Hunter-gatherers
This is the movement from one geographic region to another
Migration
Name the theory that tells how people crossed the land bridge between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.
The Land Migration Theory
What types of shelters did the Clovis and Folsom people use (And clothing also)
Shelters made of animal pelts
Where did the Ancestral Pueblo live? Name the 4 specific places
The 4 corners (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado)
This is a means of supplying land with water
Irrigation
This is the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
Agriculture
Name the theory that says people came to the Americas along the Pacific Coast by boat about 14,500 years ago
Coastal Route Theory
This group started between 300 BCE and 700 CE and declined aroun 1600
Ancestral Pueblo
These underground buildings were used for cultural ceremonies by the Ancestral Pueblo
Kivas
A people's identity and way of life, including customs, belief systems, language, social relationships, and art
Culture
This is a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.
Civilization
Approximately how many years ago did the last ice age end?
10,000 years ago
What types of shelters did the Ancestral Pueblo build in their desert environment?
Stone buildings in caves and on high rocky mesas
This group used low stone walls to collect rain for irrigation
Ancestral Pueblo
This term means related to the first people to inhabit an area and their descendants; often involves natives of an area that has been conquered or dominated by others who came later
Indigenous