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a land bridge that linked Asia to America
What is the Bering Straight?
100
several groups who lived east of the Mississippi River
Who are the Mound Builders?
100
we lived in houses made from blocks of packed snow
Who were the Inuit?
100
this culture is known for their roads that linked to the capital city
Who were the Incas?
100
a thick sheet of ice is known as this
What is a glacier?
200
one who studies artifacts of people
What is an archeologist?
200
We developed the kayak
Who were the Inuit?
200
we were first to use irrigation in what would be the United States
Who were the Anasazi?
200
these people were able to specialize because they had a surplus of food
Who were the Maya?
200
a landform known whose name means "table" in Spanish
What is a mesa?
300
long period of extreme cold on earth
What is the Ice Age?
300
we are known as the Cliff Dwellers
Who are the Anasazi?
300
today we live in the frozen lands near the Arctic Ocean
Who were the Inuit?
300
this culture had an empire that spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans
Who were the Aztecs?
300
this culture worshiped the god of war and gardened by using terraces
Who were the Aztecs?
400
movement of people to another land
What is migration?
400
We built the Great Serpent Mound
Who are the Mound Builders?
400
we live in the Four Corners are for approximately 1,200 years
Who were the Anasazi?
400
a ruler demanded his followers paid him this
What is a tribute?
400
this culture was located in what is now current day Peru
Who were the Inca?
500
following their food while it was on the move
What is one theory of why ancient people crossed the land bridge from Asia into North America?
500
our religious ceremonies were held in kivas, and only men were allowed to enter
Who were the Anasazi?
500
these are the four states that make up the "four corners" where the Anasazi lived
What are Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
500
a person who studies people from long ago
What is an archaeologist?
500
this culture created a system of writing and calendar
Who were the Maya?
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