Early People
How did the climate of the Ice Ages differ from today's climate? page 53
The climate during the Ice Ages was more cold than today.
How were men's jobs and women's jobs divided? page 63
The men hunted and fished and the women cooked and made clothes and footwear from the animals the men killed.
What different ways was buffalo meat prepared? page 71
It could be eaten raw, cooked, or dried.
In what ways were the Pueblo people like the Ancient Puebloans? page 78
They lived in multi-leveled homes constructed in mesas (pueblos) and built in the sides of deep canyons. They also grew and picked vegetables, devised ways to collect water, and store food for later use.
How were the whale hunting methods of the Makah different from the Kwakiuti? page 83
The Kwakiuti captured whales that were stranded on the shore. The Makah went out in canoes and hunted whales in the ocean.
About how many miles is it from Asia to the tip of South America? Look at the map on page 53.
1500 miles times 5 = 7,500 miles
What was the Iroquois League? page 65
Five Native American Nations that united and worked together as a group.
How were the Central Plains Indians both farmers and hunters? page 72
They gathered plants and hunted animals and farmed land to grow beans, corn, and sunflowers.
How were Pueblo and Navajo shelters different? pages 78 and 79
Pueblo homes were constructed in sides of deep canyons or mesas. Navajo homes (hogans) were made of bent sticks covered in mud or adobe (sun-dried bricks made of clay or straw).
Why was wood important to the people of the Northwest Coast? page 84
The wood was important because it was used for housing, tools, eating materials, totem poles, and boats.
How did Native American groups pass on their history? page 54
By retelling stories
How did the diet of the Algonquian differ from that of the Iroquois? (question is on page 67) The answer can be found on pages 66 and 64.
The Algonquian ate fish as their primary food. The Iroquois ate vegetables that they planted - squash, corn, and beans.
Why did people on the Great Plains have a nomadic (involves moving around a lot) way of life? page 73
They moved around to different places to survive. They had to move where the buffalo did because they were the animal these people lived on. The soil in the grasslands was too hard to break through and farm in using sticks.
How did the food of the Nez Perce differ from that of the Shoshone? page 79
The Nez Perce caught and ate salmon, the Shoshone hunted small animals for food.
How did the shelters of the Aleut differ from those of the Inuit? page 86
The Aleut had homes made of whalebone and sod. The Inuit had homes made of animal skins and sod.
How did farming change life for people? page 55
It caused them to settle in one place for a longer period of time. Unlike when they were hunters and gatherers, they moved where the animals they hunted were and where the plants were that gave them seeds and nuts.
How did the geography and climate of the Eastern Woodlands affect the Native Americans there? page 63
The geography and climate in the Eastern Woodlands affected the Native Americans way of life in two ways. It caused the northeast living Native Americans to hunt and gather foods because the soil was too rocky to plant in. However, the southeast tribes were able to plant and raise crops in the more nutrient rich, less rocky soil.
On page 74, what does the robe tell you about the importance of hunting to the Plains people?
It told the Plains people where they will most likely have a successful hunt because of past good hunting experiences.
How did the trade networks bring goods from places far away? page 80
Villages of one group that lived close to another traded goods with another village (group 2). Those goods that came from group one were traded to group three from group 2 and the trading of goods traveled to villages farther away from group one.
What is the main idea of the Resources and Trade page? page 84
The main idea (what this page is mostly about) is how important and useful wood was to the Northwest native Americans and how important trading was to their survival.
On the map on page 56 which civilization was located farthest south?
Maya
Why did the Iroquois group choose to come together to form the Iroquois League? page 65
The Iroquois League came about to peacefully settle arguments that different Native American Nations had with each other.
What were some of the differences between the Lakota and Cheyenne governments? page 74
The Lakota government was made up of seven nomadic groups and each one made up its own choices. The Cheyenne government consisted of ten independent groups that all followed the Cheyenne council's decisions.
Write a sentence about the people of the southwest, using the word adapt. page 77
The Navajo had to adapt or adjust to the harsh, often dry climate.
How did the geography and climate affect the Pacific Northwest and the Arctic Native Americans that lived there? pages 83 and 84
The geography and climate caused these Native American groups to rely on fish, whales, and other ocean animals for sources of food. Due to the cool temperatures little land was good for farming so these peoples gathered plants and nuts found in the forests. They also relied on the trees of these forests and on whales to construct their homes and villages.