Vocabulary
The weather in one place over time
What is climate?
Living in the cold made the FIRST Native Americans cross the _______ to find warmer weather.
What is the Bering Strait
The Mound Builders first appeared in this location
What is around the Ohio River?
The first Native Americans walked through the Bering Strait about
What is 15,000 years ago?
The Maya charted movement of the moon and stars which helped them make an accurate
What is a calendar?
Includes organized systems of government, religion, and learning
What is a civilization?
The Inuits hunted for TWO main animals, they were
What is whales and seals?
The Inuit used harpoons to hunt whales and seals because they lived
What is in the North?
The Maya civilization rose about
What is 3,500 years ago?
The Aztecs made beds out of reeds which allowed them to grow plants in a dry region. These beds were called
What is floating gardens?
People who live in a SPECIFIC REGION to follow herds of animals and collect food
What is a nomad?
The Mound Builders are famous for the
What is The Serpent Mound?
The Aztecs built their civilization on top of the Mayan civilization. These two groups were located in the hot, dry country of
What is Mexico?
The Mound Builders settled their civilization around
What is 3,000 years ago?
The Inuit hunted for mainly seals, whales, and other sea creatures. They made a small canoe called a _____ to fish in the sea.
What is a kayak?
The practice of planting and raising food
What is agriculture?
The Ancestral Puebloans dug canals to bring water to fields of crops. They used
What is irrigation?
The Ancestral Puebloans civilization began about
What is 2,000 years ago?
The Mound Builders made their mounds to bury their
What is dead?
Bringing fresh water from a large source so people could grow crops in dry areas
What is irrigation?
The Aztec modified their environment by buiding
What is floating gardens?
The Ancient Puebloans wanted to stay out of the hot sun so they built their homes inside of
What is caves?