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Vocabulary
The Ice Age
People
Places
Lenape
100
What was the name for a small Lenape house that had a round shape?
wigwam
100
What are huge sheets of ice called?
Glaciers
100
What is a scientist that studies artifacts to learn about the past?
archaeologist
100
This was a time when Earth's climate was much colder than it is now.
Ice Age
100
Name 2 crops the Lenape planted?
corn, squash, beans
200
The time before people left written records was known as ________________
prehistory
200
Name two artifacts that were left behind by people.
- stone axes - arrow heads - knives
200
What was the name of a wise person who settled arguments for the Lenape people?
sakima
200
This was a strip of land that once connected Asia with what is today Alaska.
Beringia
200
What were the names of the 2 types of houses the Lenape lived in?
longhouse and wigwam
300
What was the name for a time when Earth's climate was much colder than it is now?
Ice Age
300
How did early people use the animals they hunted?
- food - furs for clothing and boots - skins to make tents
300
What was the name for people who hunted and gathered food?
hunter-gatherers
300
What is the body of water that separates Alaska from Asia?
Bering Strait
300
How did the Lenape children learn?
-working with parents -environment was their classroom -listened to stories by older members
400
Who are people in your family, starting with your parents, who were born before you?
ancestors
400
How did the environment change when the Ice Age ended?
- climate grew warmer - glaciers melted - new plants and animals appeared
400
What are the names of the 2 groups of Lenape that lived in New Jersey?
Munsee and Unami
400
What formed a dividing line between the Munsee and Unami people?
Raritan River
400
What is the name of the spirit forces that controlled the world?
manetu
500
What is the history, beliefs, and way of life that group of people share called?
heritage
500
About how long ago did the first people arrive?
About 40,000 years ago
500
Who was New Jersey's first archaeologist?
Charles C. Abbott
500
Where did archaeologists find artifacts that dated back to the Ice Age?
Abbott Farm
500
How did the Lenape use the cycles of the seasons?
Spring - Lenape planted crops Summer- went to the shore to collect clams and oysters Fall - harvest crops/stored food for winter