Native Americans Topic Vocabulary

Choose the pictures that describe ICE AGE.

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What is the best definition of ICE AGE?

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  The Ice Age was a very cold and icy time long ago when huge glaciers covered the Earth and many animals, like mammoths and saber-toothed cats, lived in a frozen world.

• It's the time when the weather is warm most of the time, and the sun shines a lot, making it feel hot and sometimes making people wear light and cool clothes.

• The present period we are living in, with new technologies, inventions, and ways of doing things that are happening right now.

What do we call the time when it was a very cold and icy time long ago when huge glaciers covered the Earth and many animals, like mammoths and saber-toothed cats, lived in a frozen world.

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Choose the best picture for HUNTER-GATHERES.

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What is the best definition of a HUNTER-GATHERER?

• Someone who finds and eats food by hunting animals and gathering plants from nature.

• A king or queen in ancient Egypt who ruled over the land and its people.

• A ruler in medieval times who owns and governs a piece of land, and knights and peasants work for him in exchange for protection.

What do we call someone who finds and eats food by hunting animals and gathering plants from nature.

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Choose the pictures to describe civilization.

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What is the best definition of a CIVILIZATION

• Itis a group of people living together in a community, where they have homes, rules, and ways of doing things that make their society organized and stable.

• It is a group of people who are like a big family, living together and sharing similar traditions, language, and ways of life.

• People who don't have a permanent home and travel from place to place, living in different areas and not staying in one spot for a long time.

What do we call a group of people living together in a community, where they have homes, rules, and ways of doing things that make their society organized and stable?

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Choose the pictures for an IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

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