Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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horses & wheeled carts
A
Maya didn’t have them
2
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first people in N. America
A
not sure when they arrived
3
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early Americans’ food
A
mastadons, mammoths, bison
4
Q
mounds
A
built by Mississippians–Cahokia–served many purposes
5
Q
Cherokee
A
found in Southeast: GA, TN, Carolinas
6
Q
clan
A
group of related families
7
Q
carbon dating
A
scientific way to determine age of object
8
Q
complex
A
highly detailed
9
Q
structure
A
building
10
Q
estimate
A
rough calculation of a number or measurement
11
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Beringia
A
land bridge that first N. Americans crossed–covered now by Bering Strait
12
Q
Mayan astronomy
A
used to predict eclipses and make 365-day calendar
13
Q
tepees
A
movable homes of Plains Native Americans
14
Q
clan mothers
A
chose males to be on Grand Council–Iroquois
15
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Chinook
A
lived on northwest coast of North American–made baskets–ate salmon
