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| people who study bones, tools, pottery, and other artifacts to learn how ancient peoples lived |
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| to move from one area to another |
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| thick sheets of slowly moving ice |
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| the process of growing crops and farming |
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| culture with cities, government, and many different jobs for people |
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southern part of North America
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established ~150 B.C., flourished in 600 AD when it was one of the largest cities in Mesoamerica; located near present day Mexico City
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| land and people controlled by one ruler or government |
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empire in Mexico that began ~1170 AD, conquering warrior people that practiced human sacrifice
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people who lived in southern Mexico and Guatemala; built a network of stone cities, valued learning
Mayans began building pyramids ~400 B.C. and their civilization began to disappear ~900 AD
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a community of Native America people living in the Southwest (of present day US)
Lived in towns made up of clay houses, Anasazi pueblo Indians lived on cliffs, often called "cliff-dwellers"
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largely forested area
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| lines separating one people's territory from other peoples' territory (not physical lines, think lines on a map; physical landmarks) |
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| large group made up of many smaller groups |
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| Native American people who lived along rivers in Alabama and Georgia; formed a confederacy |
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| long period of time, sometimes several years with almost no raiin |
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| Indian civilizations in North America |
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| Earliest Native American Peoples |
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