1. The First Americans
Grade 5 Unit 1

2. nomad
A person with no permanent home who travels from place to place

3. migration
Movement from one place to another

4. agriculture
The skill of raising plants and animals for human use

5. adapt
To change the way one lives to fit different conditions

6. technology
The use of scientific knowledge to solve problems

7. archaeology
The study of objects to learn about life in the past

8. artifact
An object made by people

9. custom
An accepted way of doing something

10. tradition
A set of customs that people create over time

11. folklore
A group’s stories and customs

12. ceremony
A set of activities done for a specific purpose

13. religion
A system of faith or worship

14. surplus
More than is needed

15. specialize
To focus on one kind of product or activity

16. economy
A system for organizing resources, such as money or goods

17. interact
To talk and work with others

18. barter
To trade goods for other goods without the use of money

19. government
A system of laws and the people who carry them out

20. Desert Southwest

21. Pacific Northwest

22. Eastern Woodlands

23. Great Plains