Peopling the Western Hemisphere

4. To move from one place to another, often following food sources or a better climate.
6. A huge, slow-moving sheet of ice that once covered much of the Northern Hemisphere.
8. An object made by people in the past, like a clay pot or a stone arrowhead.
9. A high, flat-topped landform with steep sides where the Anasazi often built their homes.
10. A method of supplying water to crops using streams, ditches, or pipes
12. The Spanish word for "village," used to describe the apartment-style homes of the Southwest.
13. A culture that has reached a high level of development with systems of religion, government, and learning.
14. An extra supply of something, such as having more food than a village needs to survive.

1. The way of life of a group of people, including their customs, language, and beliefs.
2. A person who has no settled home and moves from place to place to survive.
3. The practice of farming and growing crops, which allowed people to stay in one place.
5. A large area where different groups of people are controlled by one single ruler or government.
7. A scientist who studies artifacts to learn how people lived in the past.
9. Another name for corn, which was the most important crop for early civilizations in the Americas.
11. To spend most of one’s time doing one specific kind of job, like weaving, building, or farming.