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Vocabulary 2.0
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People with no permanent homes who move in search of food
What is nomad
100
The ancient Americans probably came from where...
What is Asia
100
What are two theories about how the first people came to the Americas?
What is One theory is that they came by way of boats. the other theory is that they crossed the land bridge Beringia.
100
A society in which a high level of art, technology, and government exists
What is civilization
200
Forced payment
What is tribute
200
Early civilizations that arose in Mesoamerica after the development of agriculture included those of.... (name 3 civilizations)
What is Olmecs, Aztecs, and Mayas
200
How did the lives of early people change when they developed agriculture?
What is people could stay in one place, increased populations, Towns and cities grew, More specialized jobs such as weaving, basket making. Trade became more available due to surplus.
200
Way of life
What is culture
300
Vast slow moving masses of ice
What is glaciers
300
People living in desert areas were able to grow crops because of what
What is Irrigation systems
300
Why did the ancestors of the Paleo Indians travel across Beringia?
What is They followed the animals they were hunting for food
300
Variety
What is diversity
400
Supplying land with water by using dams and ditches
What is irrigation
400
The main factor determining the size of the Indian population of an area was....
What is food supply
400
How did the Mogollons and the Hohokams get the most benefit from the small amount of water available to them?
What is Irrigation systems
400
A large expanse of high flat land
What is Plateau
500
Movement of people from one region to another
What is migration
500
The Adenas, Mississippians, and Hopewells all did what...
What is Built mounds, farmed, and lived in the same general area
500
How did historians know that some early groups carried on trade with other groups?
What is Objects made or owned by one group may be found in sites that were inhabited by other groups.
500
Arctic and subarctic people used these to glide along the rivers and lakes
What is Birchbark canoe