Vocabulary
What does glacier mean?
thick mass of ice that covers a large area of land
What does kachina mean?
a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the pueblo people of the south west
Who were the first people arrived in North America by crossing the land bridge called the _____
Beringia
The Cliff dwellers built homes in the cliffs of _____.
Mesa Verde
The _____ used karincha dolls for ceremonies.
Hopi
What does harvest mean?
to take and gather crops such as wheat and corn for use
What does potlatch mean?
a special feast given by the Native Americans of the Northwest coast
The Beringia connected what two countries?
Alaska and Siberia
The Mounder Builder built the _____ in Ohio.
Great Serpent Mound
The ____ lived in hogans.
Navajo
What does hieroglyph mean?
a type of ancient writing that uses pictures for words.
What does totem pole mean?
a tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest to honor an important person or mark a special event
The first early Americans were hunters following the ___.
mammoth
Lesson 2: The Pueblo people were from the ____ region.
Southwest
The Navajo became experts at ____.
sheep herding
What does hunter-gather mean?
Early humans who lived by gathering wild plants and hunting animals.
What does prairie mean?
flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grass or wildflowers
The ____ were known as the mother of civilization
Olmecs
Lesson 2: They used systems of _____ to grow crops.
irrigation
Lesson 3: The _____ _____ tribes were fisherman.
Pacific Northwest
What does mesa mean?
a flat-topped hill with steep sides
What does slash-and-burn mean?
a method of clearing land for farming by cutting and burning trees
The ____ civilization started in South America. Their capital city was Cuzco.
Maya
Lesson 2: What kind of crops did they grow?
corn, beans, and squash
Lesson 3:They were known for building _____.
canoes