3. Vocabulary Prehistoric – before written history Adapt – to make suitable to conditions or requirements Extinct – no longer existing Nomad – one who moves from place to place with no permanent home Civilizations – a culture with a complex social structure and developments such as cities, trade, art, government, writing, and science Culture – the pattern of knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and traits that characterize a group of people

4. Paleo-Indians CultureTime Period Region of Texas HomeFoodLifestyle Paleo- Indians 10,000 – 6000 BCE “Midland Minnie” Asia to North America over land bridge during ice age ??? Tools – Flint tipped spears, stones Hunted mammoths, mastodons and wild buffalo (extinct) Nomadic

5. Archaic Period CultureTime Period Region of Texas HomeFoodLifestyle Archaic Period (Ice Age Ends) 6000 BCE – 700 AD “Abilene Man” Throughout North America ??? Tools – Atlatl, tamed dogs Hunted buffalo, deer antelope, gathered wild roots and berries Nomadic

6. Late Prehistoric Period CultureTime Period Region of Texas HomeFoodLifestyle Late Prehistoric Period 700 AD – 1500 AD Throught North America Villages Tools: potter, bows and arrows, stone axes, bone fishhooks Planted crops, hunted buffalo, deer, fish, and rabbits Settled, agricultural

7. Mayans CultureTime Period Region of Texas HomeFoodLifestyle Mayans 300 AD – 900 AD Collapsed for reasons unknown Mesoamerica - southern Mexico Villages Trade, religious centers, pyramids Tools: pottery Planted crops Corn, beans, squash Settled

8. TENOCHTITLAN

9. Aztecs CultureTime Period Region of Texas HomeFoodLifestyle Aztecs 1200 AD – 1500 AD Collapsed after explorers came Mesoamerica – Central America Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) Giant temples and pyramids Planted crops: Beans, corn, squash Settled