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| Question/Term | Answer/Definition |
|---|---|
| when do archaeologists believe that the earliest humans crossed over Berengia? | Between 38,000 to 10,000 BCE |
| Berengia | Land bridge that connected Asia to North America |
| Domestication | Taming plants and animals to meet human needs. |
| Matrilineal | Ancestry traced through your mother's family instead of your father's |
| Slash and Burn Agriculture | Trees were burnt down and cut to clear the land, the ashes provided rich fertilizer to grow crops. |
| 5 Key Features of Civilizations | Cities, Government, Technology, Jobs, and Writing |
| the Mound Builders | Lived in the modern day Mississippi River Valley. Built tombs and temples. One of the ancient civilizations that thrived before Columbus. |
| the Olmec | Lived in southern Mexico. One of the ancient civilizations that thrived before Columbus. |
| the Mayas | Lived in the Yucatan Peninsula mexico. One of the ancient civilizations that thrived before Columbus. |
| the Anasazi | Lived in the American Southwest. (Arizona) One of the ancient civilizations that thrived before Columbus. |
| the Aztec | Settled in the Valley of Mexico. One of the ancient civilizations that thrived before Columbus. |
| the Incas | Settled in South America. One of the ancient civilizations that thrived before Columbus. |
| why is it important for people to adapt to their environment | To surive; if you can't adapt then you won't be able to survive. |
| what are some examples of how people adapt to their environment | People that live in the desert adapt to using clay for housing. People that live in forests use wood from the trees for housing. |
| Explain "where you live determines how you live" | Enviroment can change how your daily life is like. For example, if you live in the plains you might rely on crops. |
| Besides the economic purpose of trade, why is trade important? | How things are spread around like ideas or knowledge. |
| the Iroquois Confederation - why is it important and which tribes belonged to it | Important because nations protect each other. The tribes were the Cayuga, the Onondaga, the Seneca, the Mohawk, and the Oneida. (COSMO) |
| Why did different groups of Native Americans develop different cultures? | Because of where they were. |
| Which Native American groups depended on the horse and the buffalo for their survival | People of the Great Plains depended on the horse and the buffalo for their survival. |