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Early HumanMigration
7th Grade
Term | Definition |
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Bering Land Bridge (Beringia) | A piece of land that connected Asia and North America during the last ice age. |
Coastal Migration Theory | An idea that early humans might have used boats to sail from Asia to North America. |
Early Human | The group of creatures that eventually evolved into humans. |
Great Rift Valley (Africa) | The place where early humans developed. |
Hunter-Gatherer | Groups of people who hunted and looked for their food in nature. |
Land Bridge Theory | An idea that early humans might have crossed the Bering Land Bridge to get to North America |
Migration | A large group moving from one place to another. |
Nomadic | Moving from place to place following sources of food. |
Agriculture | Farming |
Climate | The weather and temperature of a location. |
Culture | The lifestyle, beliefs, food, clothing, music, and customs of a group of people. |
Environment | What nature is like in a place. |
Foraging | Looking for your food in nature. |
Indigenous | Native Americans |
Iroquois Confederacy | A group of Native American tribes that came together to create peace and better lives for their people. |
Longhouse | A style of Native American home made of long logs that more than one family would live in. |
Native American | The people who lived in North and South America before the arrival of Europeans. |
Region | A large area with something in common. |
Teepee | A style of Native American home made of animal skins and poles that could be packed up and moved. |
Tribe | A group of Native Americans living and working together under a leader. |
Three Sisters | A group of crops (corn, beans, and squash) that was a source of food to many Native American tribes. |
Wigwam | A style of Native American home made of branches and tree bark. |