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PC SS U5 C1
Unit 5 Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What does the word Pueblo mean? | a Native American people who lived in the Southwest |
| What does the term land bridge mean? | a small strip of land that links two larger landmasses |
| What detail best describes the Clovis culture? | hunted mammoths and mastodons |
| What detail best describes the Folsom culture? | made spearpoints that look machine-made |
| What detail describes the both the Clovis and the Folsom cultures? | hunted game with spears and atlatls |
| What details describe the Ancestral Pueblo people? | bult cliff dwellings using stone and adobe and created underground ceremonial chambers |
| What detail describes the Mound Builders? | used baskets to heap large piles of dirt |
| Which culture formed mostly to the east of the Mississippi River? | Mound Builders |
| Petroglyphs may tell the story of an important hunt. Which detail would support that idea? | a figure throwing a spear |
| How did agriculture change civilizations in North America? | It made them create permanent settlements. |
| Where did the first settlers who arrived in North America by boat land? | Pacific coast |
| What is one reason the Mound Builders built mounds? | to bury their dead |
| The earliest people to live in the southern part of North America were __________ people who mostly got food by hunting and gathering. | nomadic |
| The earliest people to live int he southern part of North America were nomadic people who mostly got food by _______________. | hunting and gathering |
| Why was the atlatl important to the earliest people of Louisiana? | It improved the hunting of animals. |
| What shows what the Clovis peoples would do after using the atlatl? | They also used smaller knives and scrapers made of stone, bone, and ivory to butcher the animals for food and to prepare wild plant foods. |
| What was the purpose of an arrow head or tip of a spear that was found in the Clovis culture? | The Clovis people made spearpoints and attached them to spear shafts for hunting. |
| Where were the Pueblo cliff dwellers located? | four corners |
| What were some of the reasons that the Folsom culture hunted different animals? | changes in climate and larger animals had disappeared |
| One reason archaeologists believe the Folsom culture wore heaving clothing | The sites in Colorado are often found high in the mountains. |
| One reason archaeologists believe the Folsom culture wore heaving clothing | The sites were most likely used during the winter months, and when the weather warmed, people moved. |
| One reason archaeologists believe the Folsom culture wore heaving clothing | People who lived at high altitudes would have fashioned heavy, insulated clothing to keep warm. |
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Lisa May