vocabulary
what is a civilization?
a group of people with ways of life, religion, and government
what is an object made by someone called?
an artifact
what are the 7 characteristics of a civilizations?
~job specialization
~government
~religion
~language
~technology
~social hierarchy
~cities
what is the bering land bridge theory?
people crossed over the bering land bridge to get to North America
what was the Mayas technology?
Mathematics & Calendars
what word is this called?
an area with it's own government consisting of a city and the area around it
city-states
what is a tradition?
a way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past
calleigh poo
calleigh bear
what is this theory called?
people migrated to North America by boat from Portugal, bringing their methods of making stone tools
the solutrean hypothesis
how did the paleo-indians adapt to their way of life? (give two-three reasons)
~they hunted for their food
~they used animal skin and sticks for shelter
~they used animal skin and plants for clothes
what is a hypothesis?
a hypothesis is an idea based on study or research
what is irrigation?
bringing in water for plants or crops
mommy poo
momma bear
what is the coastal migration theory?
people traveled along the coast finding and hunting for food
where did the Adena, Haida, and the Taino tribe live?
Adena: Ohio River Valley
Haida: Pacific Northwest
Taino: The Carribean
what word is this called?
things that influence the survival of life form
environment
what is this called?
an early family member
an ancestor
daddy poo
daddy bear
what was the Inca technology?
roads & bridges
pick one tribe and describe one characteristic of it
ADENA: They had circular homes with grass and dirt as their roofs sometimes and sometimes sticks and straw as their roof
what is a way of writing that uses pictures?
hieroglyphics
what is migration
movement of people
pressley poo
pressley bear
what was the Aztec technology?
pyramids