SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

What does nomadic mean?

• Groups of people who travel and change settlements frequently looking for food.

• To tame or control a wild animal or plant.

• To stay in a place.

• A place where people make their home and their community.

What does domesticated mean?

• Groups of people who travel and change settlements frequently looking for food.

• To tame or control a wild animal or plant.

• To stay in a place.

• A place where people make their home and their community.

What does settle mean?

• Groups of people who travel and change settlements frequently looking for food.

• To tame or control a wild animal or plant.

• To stay in a place.

• A place where people make their home and their community.

What is a settlement?

• Groups of people who travel and change settlements frequently looking for food.

• To tame or control a wild animal or plant.

• To stay in a place.

• A place where people make their home and their community.

What is an artifact?

• These earthworks were built from soil found in poverty point and were used for ceremonies, not for burials, people lived on the ridges, and they were used for trade.

• A tribe of indians that were hunter-gatherers that lived year round in a large community. They built earthwork mounds and made tools and decorations. They were not farmers.

• the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation (DIGGING UP) of sites

• an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

What does archaeology mean?

• These earthworks were built from soil found in poverty point and were used for ceremonies, not for burials, people lived on the ridges, and they were used for trade.

• A tribe of indians that were hunter-gatherers that lived year round in a large community. They built earthwork mounds and made tools and decorations. They were not farmers.

• the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation (DIGGING UP) of sites

• an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Who were the poverty point indians?

• These earthworks were built from soil found in poverty point and were used for ceremonies, not for burials, people lived on the ridges, and they were used for trade.

• A tribe of indians that were hunter-gatherers that lived year round in a large community. They built earthwork mounds and made tools and decorations. They were not farmers.

• the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation (DIGGING UP) of sites

• A tribe of indians that where the men farmed and the women hunted.

What were the poverty point mounds?

• These earthworks were built from soil found in poverty point and were used for ceremonies, not for burials, people lived on the ridges, and they were used for trade.

• Mountains used for burial

• the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation (DIGGING UP) of sites

• A tribe of indians that where the men farmed and the women hunted.

What does specialize mean?

• A form of trade where goods or services are exchanged for another good or service. There is no money involved.

• To concentrate on and become an expert in a specific subject or skill.

• Things found in nature that people need to survive like water.

• To give something in exchange for something else.

What does barter mean?

• A form of trade where goods or services are exchanged for another good or service. There is no money involved.

• To concentrate on and become an expert in a specific subject or skill.

• Things found in nature that people need to survive like water.

• To give something in exchange for something else.