this is a type of government in which separate groups join together , but local leaders make most of the decisions.
What is a confederation?
100
This is the trading of goods- no money is used.
What is barter?
100
This Native American Group developed a form of writing to record their history, created an accurate calendar, were skilled mathmeticians, and knew about the movement of the planets, sun, and moon.
Who were the Maya?
100
This was the name of the land bridge that scientist believe the first people used to cross over into North America.
What is Beringia?
100
This is what the Native Americans called corn, beans, and squash.
What is the three sisters?
200
These are people who move from place to place often looking for food.
Who are nomads?
200
This is a special event at which people gather to express important beliefs. The Cherokee had six of these every year.
What is a ceremony?
200
These people lived in Central Mexico. Their capital, Tenochtitlan, had buildings and roads.
Who were the Aztecs?
200
This is the continent that the first people crossed over from.
What is Asia?
200
These were two important resources to the Great Plains Indians. They hunted one and used the other for easier travel and hunting after the Spanish brought it over.
What are buffalo and horses?
300
This was a belt made of seashells that was often traded for other goods.
What is a wampum?
300
This is a group of people who together have systems of government, religion, and a shared way of life.
What is a civilization?
300
These were the very first Native Americans who scientists believe came to the Americas over a land bridge.
Who are the Paleo-Indians?
300
This is the reason the first people crossed over the land bridge.
What is they were following large animals thtey hunted?
300
These were two resources used by the Northwest Indians. One they caught in the rivers and had a surplus of so they dried it. The other was used to make totem poles, canoes, and houses.
What are salmon and wood?
400
This is the belief in one or more god.
What is religion?
400
This is a way of supplying water to crops with streams, ditches, or pipes.
What is irrigation?
400
These Native Americans built the very first cities in America. They also built the first aqueducts to transport water to their cities.
Who were the Olmec?
400
This is why migration across the land bridge stopped.
What is glaciers melted and covered the bridge with water?
400
Nomads would most likely use this type of home.
What is a teepee?
500
This word means disagreement.
What is conflict?
500
This is a small community living in one place.
What is a settlement?
500
These Native Americans built hills of earth that were used to bury their dead, jewlery, tools, and pottery.
Who were the Mound Builders?
500
This practice really changed the way the first Americans lived.
What is agriculture?
500
These women helped the Cherokee leaders make decisions about war and battle.