Vocabulary
A relative who lived in the past.
Ancestor
Built apartment-style homes on the flat tops of hills.
Ancient Puebloan
The Aztecs main city center was called…
Tenochtitlan
These people did the hunting and fishing for their family and village and kept the village safe.
Men
To move from one place to another.
Migrate
Skilled farmers who built systems for irrigation.
Aztec
What do experts know for a fact about the first Americans?
People migrated to North America from Asia.
What is animism?
A belief that animals and natural forces have spirits.
A person who moves within a specific region to follow herds of animals and collect food.
Nomad
Created systems for writing and doing advanced mathematics.
Maya
The Aztecs built _____________ ____________ to grow their crops on the shores of lakes outside the dry land of Tenochtitlan.
Floating Gardens
These dolls were presented to young Puebloan girls.
Kachina Dolls
An early person who lived by hunting animals and gathering nuts, seeds, and fruit.
Hunter-Gatherer
Used natural resources to survive a harsh, cold environment.
Inuit
Many scientists and historians think that the first people crossed the _________ _________ from Asia because they were tracking animals to hunt.
Land Bridge OR Bering Strait
Woodlands Indians began to play which sport to prepare them to be hunters and warriors.
Lacrosse
A society in which there are organized systems of government, religion, and learning.
Civilization
Built huge earthen structures and were active traders.
Mound Builder
Which group used shells to build an island?
Calusa
This ceremony was held because a good harvest was very important to their culture.
Green Corn Ceremony