Vocabulary
Early Americans were considered nomads
What is a nomad?
A person who moves from place to place
Used totem poles and fished for salmon
Peoples of the West
What does theocracy mean?
The Native Americans of the Plains lived in these structures
Tee pees
Mr. Brian's favorite movie is
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds are called ______
Hieroglyphics
Used furs and seal skins to keep warm
People of the North
The largest city in the Americas, Tenochtitlan was built during this empire
Aztec
The People of the East, like the Iroquois built these type of houses
Longhouses
Mr. Brian's favorite subject in school was
I'll accept History, Social Studies, or Gym/Recess
People who study the past by excavating historical sites and analyzing artifacts
(Indiana Jones was one)
Archaeologists
When the Spanish brought horses to the New World. Some got loose. The peoples of this area learned how to tame them and became skilled horse riders
The People of the Plains
This empire forced the people they conquered in battle to be their slaves, sometimes even sacrificing them to appease the gods
The Aztecs
The People of the Southwest, like the Anasazi, built these homes under cliffs
Cliff dwellings or pueblos
Name one of the flags in the classroom
(US flag and Maryland flag does not count!)
United Nations
European Union
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cajun flag
Movement of a large number of people into a new homeland is called____
Migration
The people of this area also made up the 5 Iroquois Nations:
Seneca
Mohawk
Oneida
Cayuga
The Peoples of the East
This civilization developed in South America
The Inca
It's cold here. So the People of the North built these types of homes
Igloos
Mr. Brian's favorite soccer team is
Manchester United
Items such as weapons, baskets, and carvings of early people
artifacts
The peoples of this area, where the climate is warm, had close knit farming communities and grew tobacco, corn, and squash
The Peoples of the Southeast
The people of this civilization believed their emperor to be the descendant of the sun god
The Inca
Historians don't think these large earthen formations are dwellings. Rather, they may have been temples
Mound Builders
Name one of the bobbleheads on the bookshelf
Edgar Allan Poe
Bill Clinton
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt