The first Americans lesson one Flashcards
name all (hint there is 6) of the regions of the North American peoples.
Arctic, northwest coast, southwest coast, great plains, northeast woodlands, southeast woodlands.
what is a strait
a narrow passage of water connecting two big areas of water
what is a glacier
a large moving sheet of ice
what is an ice age
a period of colder temperatures
what were nomads
people who moved from place to place in search of hunting grounds
what was the Beringia
a land bridge connecting northeast Asia and Alaska
what was the Neolithic revolution
a time when Nomads became agricultural
who were the Paleo Indians
they were the first to arrive in America
what is a land bridge
a connection between two land masses
what does adapt mean
to adjust something like your lifestyle
what is diversity
difference
what is domestication
the taming of an animal and keeping it as a pet or a farm animal
how did the first Americans come here
they followed animals in the ice age across the land bridge
When did the latest ice age start
100,000 years ago
When did the latest ice age end
12,000 years ago
how did farming change life for Native Americans and how did domestication change lives of early Americans
they could grow their own food and they could use some animals to help them on their hunts like tamed wolfs
how did the neolithic revolution change life’s of early natives
people did not have to move from place to place
where were the Mayas located
Mexico
where were the Incas located
stretched from Colombia to northern Argentina and Chile.
where were the Aztecs located
Lake Texcoco
what happend after the ice age
fertile soil glaciars melted and waters rised
