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| Why did the oceans become shallower during the last ice age? | much of the water was locked up in glaciers |
| What did the land bridge named Beringia once connect? | Asia and North America |
| What do Indian people use to tell of their beliefs about the world and their place in it? | origin stories |
| What helped people to keep a regular surplus of food? | agriculture |
| Why is the Olmec culture known as the "mother civilization" of the Americas? | Olmec culture influenced the cultures of so many later groups |
| Who were the people that built pueblos? | Anasazi |
| What is a small group of people who work together to do things such as hunt? | band |
| What are people called who wander from place to place and have no settled home? | nomads |
| What are scientists called who study the cultures of people who lived long ago? | archaeologists |
| What is an atlatl? | a tool used to throw a spear |
| What developed when people began to plant and grow their own food? | agriculture |
| What takes place when people of different cultures begin to exchange ideas and goods? | cultural diffusion |
| What is an adobe? | a kind of sandy clay that can be dried into bricks |
| What is a kiva? | special underground room used by the Anasazi for their religious ceremonies |
