Chapter 1 "The First Americans - Review"

The study of ancient peoples

• archaeology

• geology

• psychology

A tool, weapon, or object left behind by early peoples

• migration

• glacier

• artifacts

A narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water

• isthmus

• strait

• gulf

the movement of a large number of people into a new area

• migration

• agriculture

• nomadic

a person who moves from place to place

• migrant

• nomad

• agriculture

a type of corn

• wheat

• hunter-gatherer

• maize

a scientific way to find out the age of an artifact

• carboning

• carbon dating

• radiation

a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors

• civilization

• migration

• culture

During the ice age, much of Earth's water began to freeze into huge sheets of ice. These sheets of ice are called _________.

• nuggets

• water levels

• glaciers

• straits

The Bering Strait is a narrow strip of water that connects the Bering Sea and the ____________ Ocean.

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Indian