Unit 3 VocabularyUnit 3 Vocabulary

AdobeAdobe ArchaeologistArchaeologist AnthropologistAnthropologist CultureCulture ArtifactArtifact HistoricHistoric PrehistoricPrehistoric BisonBison

MigrationMigrationBering StraitBering StraitIce AgeIce AgePaleo-AmericansPaleo-AmericansAncientAncientCultural groupCultural groupNomadsNomadsMatrilinealMatrilinealTepeeTepee

Frayer ModelFrayer Model

Which path was Which path was taken by the taken by the original people original people who discovered who discovered Texas?Texas?

Take your best Take your best guess!guess!

Why did they come Why did they come to Texas? to Texas?

What were they What were they following? following?

What HUGE event What HUGE event in history caused in history caused this migration? this migration?

B.C. / A.D????B.C. / A.D???? It stands for Before Christ and It stands for Before Christ and

Anno Domini (Latin for in the Anno Domini (Latin for in the year of the lord).year of the lord).

B.C.E/ C.E.???B.C.E/ C.E.??? It stands for Before Current Era It stands for Before Current Era

and Current Eraand Current Era

It all started in Africa…200,000 to It all started in Africa…200,000 to 150,000 years ago!150,000 years ago!

The Eras of Ancient Humans The Eras of Ancient Humans in the Americas in the Americas

Lithic = Stone in LatinLithic = Stone in Latin

Paleolithic Era – The OLD Stone Paleolithic Era – The OLD Stone Age 35,000 BC/BCE – 10,000 Age 35,000 BC/BCE – 10,000 BC/BCEBC/BCE

Mesolithic Era – The Middle Stone Mesolithic Era – The Middle Stone Age 10,000 BC/BCE – 6,000 BC/BCEAge 10,000 BC/BCE – 6,000 BC/BCE

Neolithic Era – The New Stone Age Neolithic Era – The New Stone Age 6,000 BC/BCE – 100 6,000 BC/BCE – 100 AD/CE AD/CE

Paleolithic EraPaleolithic Era

Paleo = OldPaleo = Old Hunted Big GameHunted Big Game Depend completely Depend completely

on environmenton environment NomadicNomadic Lean-to Shelters or Lean-to Shelters or

CavesCaves Hand-made toolsHand-made tools

Mesolithic EraMesolithic Era

Meso= MiddleMeso= Middle Hunt in groupsHunt in groups Develop primitive Develop primitive

languagelanguage Sustain fireSustain fire ClansClans Small animals and Small animals and

more gatheringmore gathering

Neolithic EraNeolithic Era Neo = NewNeo = New Agricultural Agricultural

Revolution!!!!Revolution!!!! End of Ice AgeEnd of Ice Age Development of Development of

FarmingFarming New ToolsNew Tools Permanent homesPermanent homes Domesticate animalsDomesticate animals Need LeadersNeed Leaders

Why did they come to Texas?

What were they

following?

Ice Age…Yikes!Ice Age…Yikes! About 35,000 years About 35,000 years

ago ice sheets covered ago ice sheets covered about 1/3 of the earth.about 1/3 of the earth.

Result…ocean level Result…ocean level lower & land bridges lower & land bridges made migration to made migration to various parts of world various parts of world possible.possible.

What HUGE event in history caused this migration?

First humans reached Texas about 10,000 years ago

Midland Minnie !

What happens in Texas?What happens in Texas?

Big Game Animals are gone…forced to Big Game Animals are gone…forced to adapt.adapt.

What do they need to do to survive?What do they need to do to survive? What would they find in the different What would they find in the different

areas of Texas?areas of Texas? How would they have to adapt?How would they have to adapt? What technology would they have What technology would they have

needed?needed?

Stone Tools