| A | B |
|---|
| Ice Age | time when sheets of ice covered large portions of North America |
| maize | corn; the most important crop of Americas |
| Beringia | land bridge between Asia and the Americas (modern day Alaska) |
| Mesoamerica | area that stretches south from central Mexico to the northern part of modern day Honduras |
| Zapotec | early Mesoamerican civilization that was centered in the Oaxaca Valley |
| Olmec | people who flourished along the Mesoamerican coast of the Gulf of Mexico from 1200 BC to 400BC |
| Archaeologists | scientists who learn about past human life ans activities/cultures |
| Glaciers | huge sheets of ice |
| Mammoth | large prehistoric animal like an elephant |
| Monte Alban | first urban center in the Americas, built by the Zapotec |
| Chavin | first influential culture that flourished in South America |
| Nazca | culture that flourished along the southern coast of Peru |
| Moche | culture that flourished along the northern coast of Peru |
| Paleontology | study of ancient animals and plants |
