Social Studies Exam Practice Tools A B migration the movement of groups of people glaciers huge sheets of ice which cover the land band a small group of people who do things together nomads people who wander around and have no real home Beringia a land brige which existed years ago that connected Asia and North America culture a way of life developed by people archeologists scientists who study the cultureof people long ago artifacts objects that early people left behind origin stories stories that people have about their origins of their land and their beginnings Clovis people ancient people who hunted with a sharp pointed spear which was fluted on each side atlatl a tool which helped hunters throw their spears further technology the use of scientific knowledge extinct when something dies out agriculture farming maize another name for corn religion the belief in God or gods tribe a group of poeple with a shared culture and land surplus more than needed civilization a culture that has well developed forms of govornment,religion&learning Olmecs a native american group that had built one of the earliest civilizations temples places of worship pyramids buildings with three or more sides shaped like triangles cultural diffusion speding a culture to other places earthworks mounds or hills of earth Anasazi early native americans who lived in the south west pueblos groups of houses in which the Anasazi lived adobe the building material for pueblos mesas high,flat toped hills drought a long dry spell which made farming difficult kivas special under ground rooms used for religios services