Vocabulary
Define the word migration.
The process of movement by people and animals.
Native Americans were traveling from __________ to ______________.
Asia
North America
This theory formed because _____________ were found by archaeologists.
artifacts
What is the meaning of the word origin?
beginning or first
Democracy means...
What is a form of government where the people have a voice in the decisions that are made or the leaders that are chosen .
Define the word theory.
A possible explanation or idea.
The ________ __________ happened which caused glaciers to form.
Ice Age
Name one location where artifacts were found that support the early arrival theory.
California, Chile, or Pennsylvania
Explain the origin story theory.
Many present-day Native Americans, the descendants of the first Americans, believe that their people have always lived in the Americas.
The definition of diverse is...
What is showing a great deal of variety; very different.
Define the word artifacts.
Objects that help us understand the past.
During the Ice Age, the water level lowered due to the glaciers forming which made __________ appear.
land
Name one location where artifacts were found.
California, Chile, or Pennsylvania
All Native American people use ________________
to tell about important events and people in their past.
stories
North and South America are called the ___________.
What are the Americas?
Define the word glacier.
Large, slow-moving sheets of ice
The land bridge is called _______________.
Beringia
According to this theory, what is one way that Native Americans arrived to North America if they did not cross the land bridge?
Answers vary but could include traveling by boat.
This theory states that Native Americans did not travel from any other area, but that they were born in _____________ _________________.
North America
Define the word ancestors:
What is Ancestor: an early family member
Define the word descendants.
Descendant: a person's child or grandchild
The Native Americans were following ____________ for survival.
Animals
Mammoths
This theory states that Native Americans arrived to North America from Asia _________________ the Ice Age. (before, during, or after)
before
Native Americans depend on their ___________ to retell the origin stories to their descendants.
ancestors