Coming to America Theories
Aztecs, Mayas, Incas
Native American Culture Areas
Native American Homes
Fun Facts
100
What is the theory called where humans crossed land to get to the Americas?
Land bridge theory
100
Which of the three was known for having a good calendar system?
Mayans
100
Which Native American culture area is #1?
Eastern Woodlands/Northeast
100
What kind of homes did Arctic and Subarctic Natives live in?
Igloos
100
What were most Native American gods based on?
Nature
200
What is the theory called where humans used water to get to the Americas?
Coastal route theory
200
Which of the three was located in South America?
Incas
200
Which Native American culture area is #8?
Southeast
200
What kind of homes did the Southwest Natives live in?
Adobe homes
200
Which Native American group played a ball court game?
Mayans
300
What kind of boats would humans have used to get to the Americas?
Canoes/kayaks
300
Which of the three created a vast road system?
Incas
300
Which Native American culture area is #3?
Great Plains
300
What kind of homes did Great Plains Natives live in?
Teepees
300
What new discovery allowed Natives to no longer wander looking for food?
Farming
400
What US state was connected by the land bridge?
Alaska
400
Which of three's capital city was Tenochtitlan?
Aztecs
400
Which Native American culture area is #6?
Southwest
400
What kind of homes did the Eastern Woodland Natives live in?
Longhouses or wigwams
400
Which group of Native Americans built mounds as burial places?
Mound builders
500
What country in Asia was connected by the land bridge?
Siberia
500
Which of the three raised crops on floating platforms (chinampas)?
Aztecs
500
Which Native American culture area is #4?
Pacific Northwest
500
What animal did Native American in the Great Plains use to build their houses?
Buffalo
500
What were the 5 Nations in the Iroquois Confederacy?
Mohawk, Onieda, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca