Vocabulary Basics
An extra amount of food or goods beyond what people need.
What is surplus?
A person who moves from place to place instead of living permanently in one location.
What is a nomad?
An object made or used by humans in the past, such as a tool, weapon, or piece of pottery.
What is an artifact?
Farmers produce enough grain to feed everyone and still have some left over. Which vocabulary word describes the extra grain?
What is surplus?
Name your school's colors
What is Royal Blue and Gold
A type of corn that became an important crop for early people in the Americas.
What is maize?
Beliefs and practices involving gods, spirits, worship, or sacred ideas.
What is religion?
A person who studies artifacts and other remains to learn about people who lived long ago.
Who is an archaeologist?
Scientists discover preserved mammoth bones that are thousands of years old. Which vocabulary word describes these remains?
What is a fossil?
How many planets are there in the solar system? Name them all.
8. Mercury, Venus , Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Extremely large animals, such as mammoths and giant sloths, that lived during prehistoric times.
What is megafauna?
The beliefs, customs, traditions, and way of life shared by a group of people.
What is culture?
An ancient ruler needs someone who can write down laws and keep important records. Which person would do this job?
Who is a scribe?
Two groups begin trading, and one group adopts the other's farming techniques and foods. Which vocabulary term describes what happened?
What is cultural diffusion?
Name your School's Principal
Who is Dr. Wilson
A long period with little or no rainfall that can cause food and water shortages.
What is drought?
A person who survives by hunting animals and gathering wild plants.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
This crop, also known as corn, became an important food source in the Americas.
What is maize?
Researchers uncover ancient pottery, tools, and jewelry. Which vocabulary word describes these human-made objects?
What are artifacts?
Name the largest bird
what is an Ostrich
The movement from one place to another.
What is migration?
The spread of ideas, customs, and traditions from one group of people to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
Researchers uncover evidence that early humans hunted mammoths and other enormous prehistoric animals for food and resources. What vocabulary term describes these giant animals?
What is Megafauna?
An ancient community shares the same language, foods, celebrations, clothing, and customs. What vocabulary word describes these shared ways of life?
What is culture?
How many Continents are there? Name them.
7. North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Australia.