Chapter 1 the first americans vocab

Question 1

archaeology

Answer 1

the study of ancient people

Question 2

artifacts

Answer 2

tools, weapons, and other objects that early people left behind.

Question 3

strait

Answer 3

a narrow body of water that connects two larger ones.

Question 4

migration

Answer 4

movement of people from one area to another

Question 5

nomads

Answer 5

people who moved from place to place in search of hunting grounds

Question 6

sources

Answer 6

a supply

Question 7

maize

Answer 7

a type of corn

Question 8

carbon dating

Answer 8

a method of determining how old an artifact is

Question 9

estimate

Answer 9

a rough calculation of a number

Question 10

cultures

Answer 10

or shared traditions and behaviors.

Question 11

civilizations

Answer 11

highly developed societies

Question 12

complex

Answer 12

highly detailed

Question 13

theocracy

Answer 13

a society ruled by religious leaders

Question 14

hieroglyphics

Answer 14

symbols or pictures that represent things, ideas, and sounds

Question 15

terraces

Answer 15

a broad platform of flat land cut into a slope

Question 16

irrigated

Answer 16

to supply water to crops by artificial means

Question 17

channel

Answer 17

a long, narrow gutter or groove through which water can flow

Question 18

pueblos

Answer 18

a communal Native American structure with a flat roof; a type of Native American village

Question 19

structure

Answer 19

a building

Question 20

federations

Answer 20

a government that links and unites different groups

Question 21

clans

Answer 21

a group of people who have a common ancestor