Recording History
The Earliest People
Native American Way of Life
Miscellaneous
Definitions
100
A Native American story that teaches children values such as honesty and respect.
What is a legend
100
People who lived before history was written down are known as this
What is prehistoric
100
Wigwam frames were built from this young tree
What is a sapling
100
People that may have been descendants of the people at Aztalan
What are the Oneota
100
A term used to describe a group that travels from place to place to find food
What is nomadic
200
A word used to describe something that is very old
What is ancient
200
The earliest prehistoric people
What are the Paleo People
200
This was the first crop to be domesticated by the Native Americans
What is corn
200
The Hopewell and the Mississippian are people from this group of Native Americans
What are the Mound Builders
200
When people learn to grow a wild plant, we say it has been______________.
What is domesticated
300
Scientists who study artifacts
What are archaeologists
300
The prehistoric people that lived after the Paleo People
What are the Archaic People
300
Name one of two things we learned that were a staple in the Native American diet
What are wild rice and/or maple sugar (syrup)
300
Mound Builders built mounds for religious ceremonies, burying their dead and this reason
What is for protection
300
This was a wigwam with a fire and hot rocks inside, used for cleansing bodies and minds
What is a sweat lodge
400
Items archaeologists have found that tell us about the lives of people from long ago
What are artifacts
400
The group of people that used copper to make weapons, tools, and jewelry
What are the Old Copper Culture
400
The Native American clothing was made from this
What is animal skin
400
The one animal the Native Americans domesticated
What is the dog
400
A celebration where Native Americans dress in native costumes, dance, eat and play music
What is a powwow
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