Hunter - gatherer
People who survived by searching for wild plants and animals to eat.
Pre-history
– the time written before records.
Artifacts
objects made by humans and used by archaeologist to learn about past human culture.
Archaeologist
• – study and learn about the past culture using artifacts.
Pictographs
• – pictures drawn or painted on cave walls, ledges & cliffs.
Petroglyphs
• – carvings made in rocks.
• – mixture of animal fat and berries used to preserve meat.PEMMICAN
Atlatl
• – a hand held spear thrower.
Band
• two or more extended families.
Extended families
• – parents, their children & all the parents’ grandchildren.
Tribe
• – a number of bands who followed the same leader and shared the same culture& territory.
Confederacies
• – alliances of people or groups that unite for a common purpose
Tipis• – cone shaped tent
made of poles covered in animal skins.
Hereditary
• Hereditary – passed from parent to child.
Nomads
• – people who wander from place to place in search of food.
Allies
• Allies – people who help each other to benefit them both.
Adobe
• Adobe - mix of wet clay & straw that is made into bricks and dried in the sun.
Kiva
• – large room used for meetings & religious ceremonies.
Missionaries
• – person sent to a place to convert people to a new religion.
Reservations
• – land set aside by the government for use by Indian peoples.