A period of extreme cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with massive ice sheets.

people who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat.

people who are native to a particular place

landmass that connected Asia and Alaska

objects made by humans and used by archaeologists to learn about past human cultures

scientists who study evidence left by early people to learn about their culture

pictures drawn or painted on cave walls, ledges, and cliffs

large slow-moving animal that early American Indians hunted

large Native American homes made of adobe

cone-shaped tents made of poles covered with animal skins used as swellings by some Native American groups

to move from one place to another

a mixture of animal fat and berries used by some Native American tribes in order to preserve meat

two or more extended families that lived together under one leader

families that include parents, their children, and the parents' grandchildren

a number of bands that followed the same leader and shared the same territory and culture

decent is traced primarily through the mother

a mix of wet clay and straw that is made into bricks and dried in the sun

a large room used for meetings and religious ceremonies among the Pueblo peoples

a scientist who studies human beings, their beginnings, their cultures, and their physical traits

a temporary group that has come together for a specific purpose

land set aside by the governments for use by Native Americans

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1.3 American Indians

Question	Answer
ice age	A period of extreme cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with massive ice sheets.
hunter-gathers	people who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat.
indigenous peoples	people who are native to a particular place
Beringia	landmass that connected Asia and Alaska
artifacts	objects made by humans and used by archaeologists to learn about past human cultures
archaeologists	scientists who study evidence left by early people to learn about their culture
pictographs	pictures drawn or painted on cave walls, ledges, and cliffs
petroglyphs	carvings made in rock
mammoths	large slow-moving animal that early American Indians hunted
pueblos	large Native American homes made of adobe
tipi	cone-shaped tents made of poles covered with animal skins used as swellings by some Native American groups
migrate	to move from one place to another
pemmican	a mixture of animal fat and berries used by some Native American tribes in order to preserve meat
band	two or more extended families that lived together under one leader
extended family	families that include parents, their children, and the parents' grandchildren
tribe	a number of bands that followed the same leader and shared the same territory and culture
matrilineal	decent is traced primarily through the mother
adobe	a mix of wet clay and straw that is made into bricks and dried in the sun
kiva	a large room used for meetings and religious ceremonies among the Pueblo peoples
anthropologist	a scientist who studies human beings, their beginnings, their cultures, and their physical traits
enmity	mutual hatred
coalition	a temporary group that has come together for a specific purpose
reservations	land set aside by the governments for use by Native Americans
atlatl	hand-held spear thrower

Created by: Oliver.lee

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