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Native Americans
Term | Definition |
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Paleo-Indians | These were the first Americans who crossed from Asia to North America between 38,000 and 10,000 BC |
Nomadic | roaming about from place to place, usually following herds of animals |
Hunter-Gatherers | This is when people hunt animals and gather wild plants to meet their needs |
Culture | the common values and traditions of a society such as language, government and family relationships |
Meso-America | the current region of Central America |
Bering Land Bridge | This is a strip of land connecting Asia with North America that emerged during the last Ice Age |
Artifacts | an object made by a human that has been left behind (pottery, tools, jewels, etc.) |
Migration | This is the movement of people from one region to another |
Government | the governing body of a nation, state, or community |
Civilization | highly developed society (advanced culture, society, government, technology, etc.) |
Olmec | "Rubber People," created first pyramids and carved giant stone heads |
Maya | Developed 365 day calendar, had system of writing using symbols and pictures |
Aztec | Capital city of Tenochtitlan, fierce warriors, Religious leaders |
Inca | Machu Picchu, stone paved roads, terrace farming, and runners carried messages |
Arctic Region | Built igloos, used kayaks to hunt whales and seals, hunted caribou |
Northwest Region | Totem poles, salmon from the rivers, huge cedar wood houses |
Plains Region | Buffalo provided everything, nomadic, and lived in teepees |
Northeast Region | Lived in longhouses and members were organized into clans |
Southwest Region | Built homes from dried mud bricks called adobe, needed irrigation because of dry climate |
Southeast Region | Farmed fertile river bottomlands, Warm woodland area |