- After
the development of agriculture, people were able to keep a
regular surplus of food.
- Olmec
culture is known as the mother civilization of the Americas
because Olmec culture influenced the culture of so many later
groups.
- During
the last Ice Age, the oceans became shallower because much of
the water was locked up in glaciers.
- The
people who built pueblos were the Anasazi.
- Beringia
was a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.
- Indian
people tell of their beliefs about the world and their place in it
through their origin stories.
- A
kiva was an underground room used by the Anasazi for their
religious ceremonies.
- People
who wander from place to place and have no settled home are nomads.
- Agriculture
developed when people began to grow their own food.
- Scientists
who study the cultures of people who lived long ago are archeologists.
- Cultural
Diffusion
takes place when people of different cultures begin to exchange ideas
and goods.
- A
small group of people who work together to do things such as hunt is a
band.
- Adobe
is a kind of sandy clay that can be dried into bricks and used for
building.
- The
atlatl was a tool used to throw a spear.
The Development of Agriculture
The
development of agriculture resulted in many changes in the ways of life of
early civilizations. Some of
the changes included:
- People
began to form tribes.
- People
began to specialize in jobs.
- Tribes
formed villages.
- People
no longer had to wander to find food.
- People
had a regular surplus of food.
- Tribes
began to trade, and cultural diffusion took place.
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