Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.