Vocab 1
Moving place to place
Nomadic
The movement of people into a new area
Migration
Maize is another word for what crop?
Corn
This group of people created giant statues and stone heads.
Olmec
Which group of people lived in the northernmost part of North America?
Highly developed society
Civilization
became less or fewer
declined
The Maya people studied what?
Mathematics and Astrology
What type of homes did the Inuit and Inupiat people live in?
Igloos
A people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
Culture
A society that is ruled by religious leaders
Theocracy
The Ice Age caused sea levels to lower, revealing a land bridge called?
Beringia
This group of people made their capital city in the middle of a lake?
Aztec
Explain the homes of the Yupik people.
They dug their homes underground.
Irrigation
Explain the roles of the men and women who lived in the Great Plains.
Women- planted maize, squash, and beans
Men - hunted pronghorn
A form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds
Hieroglyphics
To help things grow
Cultivate