Vocabulary
to move from one area to another
migrate
What is one theory about why peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
Hunters followed animals
The ______ hunted walruses.
Inuits
What happened to early peoples when large Ice Age animals died out?
they became hunter-gatherers
thick sheets of ice
glaciers
a scientist who studies the artifacts of people who lived long ago and draws conclusions from them
archaeologist
a person who moves from place to place is called a....
nomad
True or False: The Iroquois build igloos.
False
A harpoon is used to...
hunt whales
a period of extreme cold
ice age
objects made by people in the past
artifact
True or False: I started studying for my social studies quiz!
TRUE!
Which group of people called corn, bean, and squash "the three sisters?"
the Iroquois
The Anasazi built homes into cliffs because...
of protection from enemies and bad weather
the business of owning crops and raising animals is called...
agriculture
a method of bringing water to dry land
irrigation
What is one cause of how glaciers left an effect on the landscape of Canada?
They carried fertile soil to plains.
They created thousands of lakes.
They wore away mountain peaks into rounded tops.
Which group of people developed the kayak?
The Inuits
Why did the mound builders build mounds? Give three reasons.
Burial places for important chiefs
To honor the animal spirits
To perform religious ceremonies
a possible explanation
theory
a culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning
Early people who migrated to Latin America faced...
VOLCANOES!
The _________ were the first people to develop the harpoon for hunting whales.
How did the Anasazi become successful farmers?
They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.
no longer in existence