Vocabulary
What is an ancient form of picture-based writing?
Hieroglyph.
What are the two mound building civilizations?
The Cahokians and the Mississippians.
What civilization crossed beringia?
The Hunter-Gatherers.
When was the Ice Age?
11,500 years ago.
What is a human made object?
An artifact.
What is surplus?
When a civilization produces more of something (like food) than needed.
What civilization went across Beringia?
The Hunter-Gatherers.
How was Beringia formed?
Sea levels dropped.
What is the earliest civilization?
Hunter Gatherers.
What civilization used adobe for building?
The Hohokam.
What is the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska called?
Beringia.
What civilization lived on the side of a cliff?
The ancestral Pueblo.
How did the Hunter Gatherers cross Beringia?
On foot and by sea (boat).
What civilization occurred before the Mayan civilization?
What did the mounds the Cahokians build mean?
They meant higher priority.
What is agriculture?
Farming or raising animals.
Which two civilizations had a calendar system?
The Maya and the Olmec.
Why did the Hunter-Gatherers cross Beringia?
They were following their prey.
List the order of all the civilizations in chronological order.
The Hunter-Gatherers, The Olmec, The Ancestral Pueblo, The Maya, and Cahokia.
How do archeologists discover information about ancient civilizations without looking at writing?
They look at artifacts and trash heaps.
What is adobe?
A mixture of mud and straw used for building.
Which civilization built mounds on hills to show their wealth and status?
Cahokia.
What happened during the Ice Age to form Beringia?
Water levels went down and the ocean froze.
Which 3 civilizations overlapped each other on a timeline?
The Hohokam, The Ancestral Pueblo, and The Maya.
What is a fossil?