6 Letter Words
How do scientists believe the first people arrived in the Americas?
Walked
The unusual place archaeologist look to discover clues about the past is ancient….
Garbage Dumps
If you were on the losing team in the game played by the Mayans, you were ___ to make the Gods happy
Sacrificed
word that means people power
Democracy
How many 7th grade classrooms are located in the basement of the school this year?
Zero
The Mayans didn’t pray at churches or a mosque, but a …
Temple
The Mayans lived in an area where it was east for them to grow maize, better known as…
Corn
The people that conquered the Mayans were the…
Spanish
Planting and harvesting crops is known as farming or…
Agriculture
You need an escort to get out of the classroom for any reason, because this year, there are no…
Passes
When Europeans came to North and South America, they came in search of gold and …
Slaves
The first people arrived in North and South America 50,000 years ago during a time when the poles were very cold called the…
Ice Age
The disease Europeans brought with them that wiped out a large part of the Mayan population was not chicken pox, but…
Smallpox
Christopher Columbus thought he was in India, so he called the people he met Indians, but we now call them…
Native Americans
Who is the 7th grade principal?
Mrs. Jasper
The Native American civilization that was influenced by the Olmec and conquered by the Spanish were the …
Mayans
Scientists who have the job of discovering evidence and clues to how ancient people lived are known as…
Archaeologist
The Olmec created huge heads archaeologist use to learn about their culture, which were made of…
Stone
Our baseball team was once called the Cleveland Indians, but we are now called the Cleveland…
Guardians
Name your four core teachers and the subject they teach.
Mr. Haller (Science), Mrs. Kim (Math), Mr. Sledge (Social Studies), and Mrs. Thomas (ELA)
The leader of the Spanish that conquered the Mayans was Hernando…
Cortes
It’s a mystery of how the Mayan civilization fell apart, but two of the four possibilities given in the reading are
Epidemics, Droughts, Civil Wars, Hurricanes
The ___ and burn agriculture is when you chop down trees and eventually burn the ashes
Slash
The Washington Redskins changed their mascot and are now called the Washington…
Commanders
Ms Taylor speaks about Garfield P.R.I.D.E. on the announcements all the time. What does the acronym P.R.I.D.E. stand for?
Prepared, Respectful, Involved, Determined, Excellence