Origin of
Native
Americans
Native
Americans
The First Humans migrated (travelled) to the Americas in search of what?
What is food (primarily Mammoths)
How old are the oldest human bones ever found in the Americas?
~13,500
This animal was crucial to Incan Civilization
Llama
All the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate.
Enviornment
To move from one place and establish a home in a new place is known as what
Migration
During the ice age, how did the First Humans migrate to the Americas?
What is Beringia
Where were the oldest bones in the Americas found?
What is the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (Underwater Cave)
The Aztec existed in which part of the Americas?
Central America (Mexico)
The homes of the southwest were made out of this clay-like substance
What is Adobe
Why did Mayas tie objects from their infants’ foreheads?
To cross their eyes
When entering a new environment, humans must do what in order to survive?
Adapt
What was controversy of the Kennewick man?
Natives wanted to burry, scientists wanted to study
The agricultural technique the Inca used to farm on mountainsides.
Terrace Farming
The name of the houses people living in the Eastern Woodlands built
What is Wigwam
How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago
Studying artifacts
The beliefs, religion, and traditions of a group are part of their...
What is Culture
Stone-tipped spears used to hunt Mammoths are called?
What is Clovis Points
Name the correct capital city for each of the three ancient civilizations discussed in class.
(200 for each you can get correct)
Maya- Tikal
Incas- Cuzco
Aztecs- Tenochtitlan
Which region utilized the bison in their daily lives the most?
Great plains
What continent did the Incan Empire exist in?
South America
What are the two main reasons for the extinction of Mammoths in North America?
Overhunting & Climate Change
The name of the water route found along the Pacific coast of North and South America. It is believed that the First Americans utilized this when migrating throughout the America's.
What is the Kelp Highway (Pacific Coast)
What was the name of the Aztec city whose ruins were used to build Mexico City?
Tenochtitlan
Useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals is known as?
Natural Resources
The name given to the oldest set of remains found in the Americas
What is Eva