Unit 1

Any source that was created by someone who was there during the event

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Any source created by someone who was not at the event when it happened

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A person who studies the past using artifacts or remains

• Archeologist

• Historian

• Psychologist
• Geologist

The average weather in a place over many years

• Climate
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Precipitation

The theory that early humans first migrated from Asia to North America across a strip of land from present-day Russia to Alaska

• Land Bridge theory

• Pangea theory
• Atlantic theory

• Coastal Migration theory

The name for the land bridge early humans used to cross into the Americas

• Beringia

• Panama Canal
• Great Wall of China
• Suez Canal

The movement of people from one region to another, usually over a long period of time

• Migration
• Tourism

• Escape

• Condensation

The way of life of a group of people (language, beliefs, clothing, food, etc.).

• Culture
• Ecosystem
• Tradition

• Climate

Native American confederacy made up of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca peoples. The Tuscarora tribe later joined as well

• Haudenosaunee

• Apache

• Sioux

• Cherokee

A group that shares a common culture

• Society

• Culture

• Migration

• Continent