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to move from one place to another
migrate
the land, water, animals, and plants, in a specific area
environment
resource (like fields, forests, water, and other gifts of nature) used to help people live
natural resources
prior to agriculture/farming, this type of group traveled looking for food and shelter because they didn't have permanent settlements
nomads
beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people (way of life)
culture
an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language
cultural region
This connected North America and Asia, which allowed the earliest Americans to migrate from Asia to N. America.
Beringia Land Bridge
a rectangular house made of wooden frames covered in bark and was shared by several families in the Iroquois tribes
longhouse
This tribe was made up of five tribes in the areas of Ontario and Upstate NY before European colonization. They were an oustanding example fo political and military organization, complex lifestyle, and elevated role of women.
Iroquois
native: originated in that area
indigenous
tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than the father's line
matrilineal
water levels dropped expanding large masses of land connecting Asia and N. America; namadic hunters followed the bridge and became ancestors of the first people
Beringia Theory
ability to grow surplus food, which allowed people to settle in one area
farming (agriculture)
staying in one place
permanent settlements
this is a way to remember the tribes in the Iroquois Confederacy
SCOOM (Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk)
alliance of the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondoga, and Oneida tribes--government was an example of a Representative government that's main goal was to defend each other
Iroquois Confederacy
a system of government in which citizens elect representatives (leaders)to make decisions about the laws for all the people
Representative Democracy
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared to another; usually considered to be unfair and found more in primary sources
bias
a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study
primary source
information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
secondary source