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The Ice AgeAnd
The First Americans
Huge Sheets of ice that formed over the land.
glaciers
Scientists who study the cultures of people long ago.
archaeologists
To continue to work on one job that you do well.
specialize WHAT YOU DO WELL
Farming can also be called what?
agriculture
A great movement of people.
migration
Wandering people who have no settled home.
nomads No Settled Home
The way of life developed by particular groups.
culture
A small group of people who work to do things together, like hunting.
band Work Together!
A group of animals that are dying off.
extinct
Objects early people have left behind.
artifacts
Large mounds or hills of earth built by the early people.
earthworks
Groups of Anasazi homes later named by the Spanish.
pueblos
Having more than you need of something.
surplus MORE THAN YOU NEED!
A culture with well developed forms of government, religion, and learning.
civilizationGovernment Religion Education
A group of people who share a common culture and land.
tribe
When different cultures meet and exchange ideas, it is called what?
Cultural diffusion
Underground rooms used by the Anasazi for religious services.
kivas
A long period of time without rain.
drought NO RAIN!!
Sandy clay used to make bricks for houses.
adobe
To honor their gods, the Olmecs built great stone places of worship called what?
temples
The land bridge that connected Asia to North America.
Beringia
What were the early people following across Beringia that led them into the Americas?
Large mammals like the woolly
mammoth
•What new technology did the early people learn that made it possible for them to settle down in one place?
farming
What group of people was called the “mother civilization?”
The Olmecs
The Olmecs developed a system of numbers and writing and the calendar. Because of this they were called the ___________ civilization.
Mother Civilization
The Adenas built mounds in the __________ river valley, which makes them very important to us.
Ohio
What evidence do we still have of the Adenas (mound builders)?
Serpent mound•The great Serpent Mound built by the Adenas is located in Cincinnati, OH.
