The Ice Age And 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.

civilization Government 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.