M1l1 Flashcards
The study of ancient peoples
Archeoligist
Archeologists study __________ to learn about the past
Artifacts
Name some artifacts
Weaponry, jewelry, art, structures, pottery, etc.
At the start of the last Ice age, earth’s climate became intensely ______
Cold
_________ began to form all over the world.
Glaciers
As a result of the glaciers forming, the ocean levels dropped 300 ft. revealing the __________________
Bering land bridge
A movement of people or animals from one region to another.
Migration
Some evidence says that the ___________ crossed the Bering Land Bridge between 38000 and 10000 bc
Paleo-indians
People who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food.
Hunter-gatherers
Around 8000 bc the climate grew __________
Warmer
Around 8000 bc was the end of the last ice age. As a result, the ________ melted and the ___________ rose causing the Bering land bridge to close.
Glaciers; Ocean levels
Large herds of animals migrated to the warmer regions to eat of the __________
Short grass
The animals are
A source of food to the paleo indians
What makes up a person’s culture?
Traditions, languages, climate, customs, government, etc
Due to the climate change and the migration south, different ________ emerged in different __________
Cultures; Environments
Eventually, people learned __________ and began to _________ where they planted food.
Agriculture; settle
OLMEC
1) developed around_________
2) where ____________
3) accomplishment
4) fun fact
1) 1200 bc
2) Mesoamerica
3) built the first pyramids
4) used stone in archetecture
AZTEC
1) when
2) Where
3) Accomplishment
4) fun fact
1) Mid 1100 ad
2) Mexico
3) founded Tenochtitlan which became the greatest cities in the America’s and one of the world’s largest cities
4) The Aztec language Nauatl had 1.5 million speaker today
