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Who are people that study the past
Historians
a person studies artifacts and sites to learn about ancient people.
archeologist
an abject made by humans that tell a lot about the history of a place and its people
artifact
where were the first Americans form and how did they get here?
Thousands of years ago. Asia was connected to America. They were hunters and followed their food.
who are people from long ago who hunted animals and gathered plants for food.
hunter gatherers
Who are the descendants of early people?
Native Americans
Who is a Descendants?
A descendants is a person's child, grandchild or great grandchildren and ALL the children that follow.
What is the planting and growing of crops for food called?
Agriculture
How did agriculture change the way many people lived?
Once people learned how to farm, they could stay in one place.
What is the way of life of a group of people?
Culture
What are some examples of culture in Native Americans?
In some places, Native Americans farmed and lived in small places and communities. Other groups moved from place to place following their food.
Why did Native Americans develop into Different cultures?
They had different ways of life depending what they ate and were they lived.
What year did Columbus discover America?
1492
What was Columbus and other explorers looking for when they happen to find America?
They were looking for a different route to Asia so they could trade spices and other goods.
Wy did Columbus call the people on the island" Indians"?
He thought they were in Indies which were island near Asia, so e called them "Indians."
What is a settlement ruled by another country.
Colony
