Ancient Civilizations in the Americas
This week we will be studying
early civilizations and how humans migrated onto the North American
Continent. This week your test will be
on a little bit of geography and about some of the civilizations who lived in
North America.
You will need to be able to label on a map: the continents
N. America, S. America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica
You will need to know (for this portion you will be
able to use your social studies notebook)
The Bering Straight = a narrow passage of water connecting the Bering Sea to the
Arctic Ocean
The Bering Land Bridge = A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska that was exposed
during the most recent Ice Age when the
waters of the Bering Strait receded.
Ice Age -
The most recent glacial period, which
occurred during the Pleistocene Epoch and ended about 10,000 years ago. During
the Pleistocene Ice Age, great sheets of ice up to two miles thick covered most
of Greenland, Canada, and the northern United States as well as northern Europe
and Russia.
Early Farming began about
5,000 years ago. Some of the earliest
crops were: corn, squash, avocado and
beans.
this allowed humans to settle
down and live in one place and establish permanent communities.
You will need to show on a map where the following
civilizations were located. And list a
few facts about them.
The Olmec (1500 BC in
Southern Mexico)
The Mound Builders (1000 BC
in the Ohio River Valley)
The Anasazi
/ Puebloans (100 BC in the South West of North America)
The Mayans (AD 300 in
Southern Mexico)
homework this week:
Monday: Sketch out a world map and label the
continents and draw something that represents each continent (in the continent)
Tuesday: Sketch out a map of North America and show
where the Olmec, The mound builders, the Anasazi/Puebloans, and the Mayans,
Aztecs and Incas lived (draw something that is related to each culture)
Wednesday: Crossword Puzzle
Thursday:
Study
Friday: Test
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