Vocab 1 Flashcards
Artifact
Objects made by humans and used by archaeologists to examine the past
Fossil
The remains of plants or animals
Archaeology
Study the evidence left behind by early people
Natural resources
Materials that are found in natural are value humans
Paleo-Indians
Early people who traveled across the Land Bridge from Asia to the Americans
Exploration
The act of traveling to an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
Vegetation
All the plant life found in an area
Climate
Weather conditions such as temperature and rainfall
Agriculture
The practice of farming and of crops
Arid
Very dry, not having enough rainfall to support farming
Land bridge
Land mass connecting Asia to North America on which early humans traveled
Nomadic
People who move from place to place
Missionary
Person who travels to spread their religious beliefs