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NAS 1
Native North America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Beringia | a land bridge between Asia and North America that Native Americans are believed to have crossed over |
| nomads | people who travel from place to place without ever creating a permanent settlement |
| archaeology | the study of the past through artifacts |
| primary sources | firsthand accounts or artifacts |
| carbon dating | a scientific process of determining the amount of carbon left in an artifact in order to determine its age |
| secondary sources | secondhand accounts or artifacts |
| anthropology | the study of humans |
| demographics | any information collected about a group of people |
| interdependence | a relationship in which both parties involved rely on each other |
| kinship | direct and extended family, or belonging within a group |
| tribe | the basic classification of any Native American group |
| culture | the way of life for a certain group of people |
| region | an area with its own defining characteristics |
| physical characteristics of a place | the natural features and resources of an area |
| human characteristics of a place | the man-made or man-influenced features of an area |
| Hohokams | ancestral Native American people and culture of the southwest known for Casa Grande |
| Anasazi | ancestral Native American people and culture of the southwest known for Mesa Verde |
| Mississippian | ancestral Native American people and culture of the eastern woodlands known for Cahokia Mounds |
| mound builders | Native Americans who created earthen structures for ceremonial or symbolic purposes |
| adobe | a mixture of straw and clay used for building in desert climates |