Unit 5&6 - North/South American Civilizations

a small strip of land that connects two large landmasses

• land bridge

• mound

• omen

• cliff dweller

a large, prehistoric elephant-like animal covered with hair

• theory

• adobe

• mammoth

• architect

animals that are hunted

• drought

• shaman

• mammoth

• game

a device used for throwing a spear

• shaman

• atlatl

• pueblo

• omen

a group of Native American peoples who live in the American Southwest

• adobe

• archologist

• cliff dweller

• pueblo

a person who lives on a rock ledge or cliff wall, such as a member of the Ancestral Pueblo people

• mound

• sacrifice

• cliff dweller

• hieroglyph

a substance used in the primary production or manufacturing of goods

• raw material

• theory

• land bridge

• temple

a type of brick made from sun-dried clay

• temple

• architect

• adobe

• drought

a large, rounded pile of dirt

• land bridge

• priest

• mound

• game

a Native American leader who is believed to have special powers

• pueblo

• omen

• architect

• shaman