Chapter 19: Places
Continent in the northern half of the Western Hemisphere
What is North America
Study of the stars and planets
What is Astronomy
Stories that are passed from one generation to another by speaking instead of writing
What is Oral Tradition
Art that isn't realistic and uses certain techniques to create a specific style
What is Abstract Art
A strong type of metal
What is Iron
Continent in the southern half of the Western Hemisphere
What is South America
When global or local weather patterns change creating long-term environmental changes
What is Climate Change
Stories about the gods, heroes, and legends of a group of people
What is Mythology
A West African culture known for its sculptures and ironworking
What is Nok Culture
The process of heating metal ore to high temperatures to create pure metal
What is Smelting
An ancient civilization in Mesoamerica
What is the Olmec
A picture-symbol used for writing
What are Glyphs
The legendary ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans
What is the Trojan War
Stones used for grinding grain, like pearl millet, found at Nok Sites
What are Grinding Stones
A person who carries a message or letter from one person to another
What is a Messenger
A thin portion of land between North and South America
an elastic substance made from certain tropical plants; can be used to make bouncy balls
The city where the Trojan War took place
What is Troy
A canoe made by hallowing out a log that was used by people in Nok Culture
What is a Dugout Canoe
The era of human history that began after humans learned how to create objects with iron
What is Iron Age
A major city in the Olmec Civilization
What is La Venta
Sport invented in Mesoamerica; players try to get a ball through a hoop without using their hands or feet
What is Poc-a-Toc
The blind bard who composed the Iliad and the Odyssey
Who is Homer
The collection of activities a community does when a person dies
What are funeral rituals
The system of stops throughout the Assyrian Empire that made delivering royal mail and messages quicker
What is King's Road