Vocab
What was Beringia?
A land bridge connecting Asia and North American during the Ice Age
Climate is...
Average weather of a region over time
A society where inheritance and clan identity are traced through the mother's family line is called..
Matrilineal
The first Native Americans came from which continent?
Asia
As the Ice Age slowly ended, Native Americans would move in which direction for a warmer climate?
South
Moving from place to place is known as being...
Nomadic
Sundried clay, sand & straw material used to make desert homes were called...
Adobe
Which Indigenous group inhabited central and western New York in permanent longhouses? (Hint: Long H word)
Haudenosaunee
Why did the first Native Americans migrate to the Americas over the land bridge?
Following animals to hunt (Mammoths, etc)
Why did Great Plains Native Americans build Teepees instead of permanent homes?
They moved around (Nomadic)
Changing habits, tools or structures to survive in an environment is...
Adaptation (Adapting)
Materials occurring in nature used for survival or activity are known as...
Natural Resources
The Haudenosaunee joined made the "Great Law of Peace" which was...
The oral (verbal) constitution unifying the 5 Haudenosaunee nations
Great plains Native Americans made homes made mostly from which animal's skin?
Buffalo (Or Bison)
A Native American group living near a lake would most likely eat a lot of...
Fish
What do we call a portable, cone-shape shelter made of wooden poles and buffalo hides (skins)?
Teepee
Which southwestern crops made up the 3 sisters?
Corn, beans, squash.
A Sachem was a...
Respected Native American leader
Igloo
Plank houses were located in what region of North America...(Hint: Two Words, first word is named after an ocean, second word is "Northwest")
Pacific Northwest
Dome shaped homes build from saplings and wood, made by Algonquians?
Longhouse
Why did indiginous nations in North America develop different cultures.
Natural surroundings differed/varied greatly by region
A longhouse was made from...
Wood (Or bark, or saplings)
A Southwest Adobe Pueblo home was made of...
Clay and Sundried Brick
Is the picture of Mr. McEnroe on his classroom door real or AI?
Real (In his dreams)