A
They look at _______________ such as tools, weapons, and pottery
artifacts
A tall wooden post carved with symbols and figures representing a family’s history and importance.
TOTEM POLE
A village of connected buildings made by native people of the Southwest.
PUEBLO
Secret ceremonies were held in the _______________.
kiva
A brick or building material made of sun-dried earth and straw.
ADOBE
The Creek built their houses around a central square, or _________________
plaza
A traditional long, wooden home shared by several related families of the Eastern Woodlands people.
LONGHOUSE
Scientists continue to study different types of _______________, or clues, to find the answer.
evidence
A traditional home of the Plains peoples, made of wood, grass, and soil.
EARTH LODGE
An ___________________ wrote in 1976 about the theory that the first Americans crossed over the Bering Land Bridge
archaeologist
An underground ceremonial chamber found in a pueblo.
KIVA
A scientist who studies human life and cultures of the past.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
A traditional gathering of peoples from the Pacific Northwest that includes feasting, dancing, and gifts
POTLATCH
Based on ancestry traced through the mother’s family
MATRILINEAL
A wide, flat-topped hill with steep, cliff-like sides.
MESA
Position or importance relative to that of others
STATUS
Describing the Americas before the arrival of explorer Christopher Columbus.
PRE-COLUMBIAN
Pueblos were made of stone that was covered with sunbaked clay called _____________.
adobe
A sudden, large overflow of water, usually caused by heavy rain.
FLASH FLOOD
An object made by people of the past.
ARTIFACT
A clue or set of clues helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.
EVIDENCE
n An open, public space in a village or town
PLAZA
When rain does come, it often pours down in short, strong thunderstorms that cause ________________
flash floods.
The Mandan lived in large domed houses called ______________
earth lodges
A _______________was shared by 10 or 12 related families.
longhouse