Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Flashcards
Glacier
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Frozen masses of water
Ancestors
Early family members
Surplus
Extra food
Tribe
American indian group with a leader
Culture
Different ways of living life
Artifact
An object of the past made by people. Artifacts include clothing baskets pots tools
Legends
Stories handed down over time
What was the ice age?
A period of freezing cold time
Why did water levels on earth drop?
Because of water was trapped in glaciers
slow moving
What was the” land bridge”?
A land bride was a dry land that connected Asia with north america
What do scientists believe happend over the land bridge?
Early peopled traveled across the land bridge to North America from asia
What is a nomadic way of life?
A nomadic way of life was moving from place to place following herds of animals
These early people spread out over what continents?
North and South America
How many years ago did people reach California?
13000 years ago
What was the climate like California 13,000 years ago?
Was cooler and wetter than today
What animals lived in California 13,000 years ago?
Mastodons and woolly mammoths
How did early Indians hunt?
Spears with stone edges
What happened as the climate warmed?
Many plants that huge animals ate cold no longer
How did the early Indians adapt to the climate changes?
They had to adapt by killing smaller animals , fish and new hunting tools
List common characteristics of a tribe
1 acting 2 dressing 3 speaking 4 culture 5 myths 6
How were cultures shaped.
Give examples
They were shaped by environment , regions ,natural resources ,forests , and shrubs or trees
Is there a written record of early Indian life?
No
How do we learn about early indian life?
We learn by artifacts.
Give examples of early Indian artifacts?
An example if an artifact is clothing, baskets, pots, tools, and weapons
What can we learn about early Indian life from artifacts ?
How they told stories, songs, and teachings
Besides, artifacts how else can we learn about early Indian life?
Legends
What did legends(story telling ) tell about?
1 Natural events
2 tribes history
3 ancestors have always lived in america
How were legends passed down to the next generation?
The children would repeat the lines until they have it memorized
How did early people depend on large animals?
They depended on large animals by killing them for shelter and food
How did people adapt to the change in climate and animals dieing out?
They adapted by killing smaller animals and plants
How did the environment shape the ways of life of early California Indians?
It shaped by different regions
The north & south
How were legends important to California Indians ?
Legends were important to Indian tribes so they could pass the legends down for generations and generations they also told them how to act and behave
