Scientists who study how people live in the past

Believed the first N. Americans came from Asia by crossing a land bridge (Beringia Land Bridge)

The first N. Americans archeologists believed who came from Asia by crossing a land came between

Which group of people began farming around 5500 B.C.

Land that stretches from Mexico to Costa Rica

Mesoamerica grew which 3 crops

Farming allowed people to trade, build and create ____

This group of people arose in about 2500 B.C. in the southeastern Mexico and Central America

This group became powerful from about A.D. 250-900

Created calendars: system of mathematics and a form of writing called hieroglyphics

We’re talented artists and builders

Religion was at the center of ____ life

Built pyramids and temples to honor gods

Built stone palaces and roads

The _____ still Iive in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala today.

Popular game if pok-a-took

Arose around A.D. 1325 along the shores of Lake Texcoco, Mexico

Capital City of Mexico

Cities in Mexico were full of excitement and included

At the market place, the Aztec sold foods such as peppers, squash, tomatoes, corn, and

The Aztec believed in many ____ and built _____ to honor them

War played an important part in _____ lives.

The Aztec conquered hundreds of cities in

The Early North American Civilizations arose in the ______ and _____ River Valleys.

The ______ were called mound builders because of the cone-shaped hills and animal shaped earthworks they built.

About A.D. 700 settled in the Southwest

Special rooms for meetings or religious purposes

The Anasazi planted which of these 3

Used irrigation system-guided rain water through ditches to crops

Lived from Alaska and Northern Canada

The _____ hunted walruses, seals, fish, and caribou

Mound builders developed in river valleys of the _____

The one important crop for the mound builders was

Known for creating pottery, jewelry and artwork

A Mississippian City

The Mississippian City of Cahokia was built near present day

The largest city in the world at the time

Scientists don’t know what happened to the people in Cahokia, it may be (chose 3)

By 1300 Cahokia was

had to adapt to where they lived (desert) to survive

used dry farming

The dry farming used by the Pueblo is a system of dams and canals that directs water to crops.

Grew crops (maize) with long roots

Homes called Pueblos were made out of ______.

The Navajo were hunter-gatherers from present day

The Navajo migrated to Northern Mexico by late ______

Today, the Navajo are the largest non-Pueblo people of the _____

Many of the Navajo live in the 4 corners of the U.S.

The Navajo learned how to use dry farming and make cloth in order to adapt and survive

The Pueblo and the Navajo are both known for their ____ and turquoise jewelry

lived in hogans-done shaped homes for one family

The Navajo captured _____ from the Spaniard in the 1600’s

Living in hogan-dome and getting meat and wool from sheep became part of the ____ culture

The Navajo did not believe in balance to the Earth called hozho-“walking with beauty”

In the Pacific Northwest people used natural resources

In the Pacific Northwest food was NOT plentiful so they needed to farm

Food was plentiful in the Pacific Northwest so they did not need to farm

The coastline in the Pacific Northwest provided wild plants, berries and fish-Salmon

The people in the Pacific Northwest used ____ axes to cut fir and ____ trees

People in the Pacific Northwest used ____ for hunting seals and _____

Totem poles are logs that are carved and then painted with symbols

symbols, called totems, of _____ and ____

Potlatches are special feasts which guests receive gifts

The Tlingit and Kwakiutl got food and goods from the _____

The Tlingit and Kwakiutl traveled by ____ to trade surplus (extra goods left over)

Since the Tlingit and Kwakiutl traded surplus (excess supply) they became ______

The Tlingit and Kwakiutl became skilled ____ workers

The Tlingit and Kwakiutl were craft workers who made ______ and ______

The Tlingit and Kwakiutl made ____ houses for several related _____