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Earliest Americans

TermDefinition
Bering Land Bridge A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska that was exposed during the most recent Ice Age when the waters of the Bering Strait receded.
Paleo-Indians the first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America sometime between 38,000 and 10,000 BC
Migration movement of people from one place to another
hunter-gatherers Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods
Culture Beliefs, values, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people....includes language, government, family relationships
Olmec the earliest-known Mesoamerican civilization, which flourished around 1200 B.C. and influenced later societies throughout the region.
Maya Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar.
Aztec Mexico. Grew corn. Engaged in frequent warfare to conquer others of the region.
Inca Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital of Cuzco. Known for a strong central government, calculator-like device, art, and building.
Matrilineal Tracing descent through the female line
Iroquois League Also known as the Iroquois Confederation. Political alliance of five Iroquois groups (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca.
Haudenosaunee Known as the Iroquois
3 Sisters Corn, beans, and squash
Longhouse Long Iroquois house made of logs
Indigenous Native people
Confederacy A political union or alliance of sovereign states, groups, or nations joined together for a common purpose
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