A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska that was exposed during the most recent Ice Age when the waters of the Bering Strait receded.

the first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America sometime between 38,000 and 10,000 BC

movement of people from one place to another

Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods

Beliefs, values, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people....includes language, government, family relationships

Agricultural Revolution

The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

"Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America

the earliest-known Mesoamerican civilization, which flourished around 1200 B.C. and influenced later societies throughout the region.

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.

Mexico. Grew corn. Engaged in frequent warfare to conquer others of the region.

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.

An early Native American people who lived in the American Southwest (4 Corners = Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah). Skilled Farmers

Above ground homes made of adobe

underground ceremonial chambers at the center of Anasazi communities

A geographic area defined by one or more characteristics that set it apart from other areas

Carved images of ancestor or animal spirits on tall wooden poles. Found in the Northwest region

Cone-shaped shelters made of buffalo skins used by Native Americans in the Plains region

Tracing descent through the female line

Also known as the Iroquois Confederation. Political alliance of five Iroquois groups (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca.

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Earliest Americans

Term	Definition
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
Agricultural Revolution	The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
Mesoamerica	"Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America
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.
Anasazi	An early Native American people who lived in the American Southwest (4 Corners = Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah). Skilled Farmers
Pueblo	Above ground homes made of adobe
Kivas	underground ceremonial chambers at the center of Anasazi communities
Regions	A geographic area defined by one or more characteristics that set it apart from other areas
Totems	Carved images of ancestor or animal spirits on tall wooden poles. Found in the Northwest region
Teepees	Cone-shaped shelters made of buffalo skins used by Native Americans in the Plains region
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.

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