Migration to the America
What term for this definition,
"A variety of corn."
Maize
What term for this definition; is "a government that links and unites different groups."
Federation
The Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian Cultures were in which region of present-day US?
Central and Eastern
Name three animals that nomadic people hunted - Lesson#1
Bison
Mammoth
Mastodons
the study of the material remains of
ancient peoples
Archaeology
A person who moves from place to place
Nomad
What term for this definition,
"A form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds."
Hieroglyphic
What became the center of Mississippian culture?
Cahokia
What term for this definition,
"A narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water."
Strait
How can I tell what age of this artifact?
Use the Carbon Dating
Which of these was a land bridge from another continent to North America?
A. Alaska C. Beringia
B. Atlantic Ocean D. Bering Strait
C. Beringia
What was an Aztec city that was once the largest in the Americas?
Tenochtitlan
What term for this definition; is "to supply water to crops by artificial means."
Irrigate
What is one famous example of ancient earthworks?
Shape of a serpent
What term for this definition,
"A broad platform of flat land cut into a slope."
Terrace
How did early people discovered the landing bridge?
During this time the sea levels lowered
and exposed a strip of land known as “the landing bridge”.
In the 1400’s the Aztec created a _______ empire
military
What term for this definition; is "a group of people who have a common ancestor.
Clan
Why did ancient people probably first come to the Americas?
To hunt animals for food
What was central to the lives of the people of the Plains?
Buffalo
What did early people do related to the food after the landing bridge disappeared
They started farming.
_______ was a big part of the Mayan culture.
Trading
The Four Corners is the place where the modern-day states of _________ meet.
Fill in the blanks. (four words).
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona.
What term for this definition; is "a highly society."
Civilization
Southwestern People built their homes from_____called adobe.
Fill in the blanks. (three words)
Dried Mud Bricks