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Bering Strait- a narrow stretch of water that separates Asia from North American. Four Corners- place where four states-New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah come together; home of the Anasazi people.
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Bering Strait- a narrow stretch of water that separates Asia from North American
Four Corners- place where four states-New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah come together; home of the Anasazi people
Mound Builders- group of three groups of American Indians: the Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippians that built thousands of mounds, in many different shapes
Nampeyo- a Pueblo woman who found a way to re-create the ancient way of making pottery
Anasazi- an early farming group that were located in the Four Corners, they were also known as the “Cliff Dwellers”
Inuit- they traveled from Asia to North America about 2,500 years ago. They developed the kayak.
Maya- settled in present-day Mexico about 3,000 years ago. They specialized in basket weaving, stone carving, astronomy, math and building.
Valley of Mexico- region in central Mexico, location of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan- capital of the Aztec Empire in the Valley of Mexico, on the site of present-day Mexico City
Aztecs- a group of wandering people that settled in the Valley of Mexico.
Incas- their empire developed in the Andes Mountains when they conquered the area around the city of Cuzco.