Migration

To move

Anasazi

ancient farming civilizations known as cliff dewellers

name means "the old ones"

Inuit

means "the people"  settled in north Canada

known for beautiful crafts and ice homes.

Ice Age

time when earth was covered with ice

Glaciers

sheets of ice

Theory

a possible explanation

 Artifact

an object made or from the past

Archaeologists

study artifacts of people who lived long ago and draw conclusions

Climograph

a graph that shows tow kinds of information about the climate of a place

Mound Builders

ancient farming civilization that is known for building mounds where they settle

Four Corners

a present-day place where 4 states come together. The states are Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and

New Mexico.  It was the place where the Anasazi peoples lived

Mounds

the practice of buring artifacts, dead people, trash and covering it with mounds of earth

Cahokia

a place in present-day Ohio where a mound rises 100 feet in the air

 (That's as tall as a 10 story building)

Serpent Mound

found in south-western Ohio is a mound that is shaped like a snake

Mesa

is a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it.

also, a spanish word that means table

Olmecs

Mesa Verde

a place in present-day Colorado where you will see an Anasazi village built into steep cliffs.

Drought

a long period without rain.

Nampeyo

a pueblo woman who studied artifacts of the ancient way of making pottery which she re-created.