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Early People
Early People Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is migration | Movement of people or animals |
| What is civilization | A group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning |
| What are traditions | Ways of life or ideas that have been handed down from the past |
| What is a theory | An idea based on research |
| What are classes | Groups of people in a society who have something in common |
| What are artifacts | Objects made or left by people |
| What are ancestors | Early family members |
| Other than food, what are 3 things early people used animals for | Tools, clothing and shelter |
| What caused the earth to get warmer and forced people to change thier lifestyle | Climate change |
| What is "to settle in one place and form tribes and farm" | The things hunters and gatherers had to do when the mammoth became extinct |
| What are language, land, leaders and culture | 4 things that people in a tribe share |
| What are the Olmec | Called the "mother culture" because they influenced future civilizations |
| What is a 365 day calendar | Created by the Olmec using a special counting system |
| What are rivers | Used by the Olmec to transport goods for trade |
| What are hieroglyphs | Picture symbols used in teh Mayan writing system |
| What are large stone pyramids and temples | Things that were left behind in Mayan cities where up to 100,000 people used to live |
| What are the Adena and the Mississippian | 2 of many civilazations that built mounds of dirt up to 90 feet tall to honor their dead or use for special ceremonies |
| What are pueblos | Large apartment like dwellings built into the sides of cliffs using adobe bricks where hundreds of Puebloans lived |
| What it the 4 Corners | A place in the Southwest where 4 states meet wher ethe Puebloans made thier homes |
| What are giant carved stone heads | A special artifact left by the Olmec in many different cities |
| What are 3 theories of how early people arrived in North America | 1. By Boat 2. Native stories say they have always been here 3. Hunters crossed a land bridge called Beringia during the Ice Age when ocean water was trapped in glaciers |