Vocab
A large animal that once roamed the plains by the millions.
Which Native American people created the Kachina?
The Puebloans
Which Native American People built the large city of Tenochtitlan and controlled much of what is present-day Mexico?
The Aztecs
Which Native American peoples lived in the Southeastern region of North America and farmed corn and beans?
The Cherokees
What was typically the role of Native American women?
Gathering and preparing food.
A decision making body
council
What does the kachina represent?
natural forces and ancestors
Name three Native American cultures that flourished before the arrival of European settlers.
The Aztecs, Iroquois, Mound Builders
The Puebloans lived in a region of little rainfall. How did they change their environment so that they could grow crops?
They dug irrigation canals to capture water and deliver it to their fields
What was the typical role of Native American Men?
Hunting, fishing and protecting the community.
A system for making rules and decisions to help guide a group.
government
Explain a religious celebration that a Native American culture might have.
answers will vary
The peoples of the Plains used the bison as a source of food, clothing, and shelter.
This is an example of culture or economy?
Economy
After crossing from Asia to North America, hunter-gatherers continued southward, following their food sources. This is an example of...
Migration
Why did the Puebloans have different dwellings than the Plains people?
Their environment influenced their housing. Puebloans lived in cliffs and pithouses and stayed put, but Plains people made teepees from bison skin so they could move easily.
They traveled to find food, rather than stay in one place.
Hunter-gatherer
True or False
Some Native American groups believed the Sun was a god.
True
Which Native American group is known for having built huge structures in the Mississippi River region?
Mound Builders
True or False
Native Americans lived only in the Pacific Northwest until European explorers and settlers arrived in the 1500s.
False
Why did hunter-gatherers migrate through North America and in Central and South America
Following food
A system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods.
Economy
In some groups people believed that animals and the earth had what?
Spirits
Which of the following is an example of a feature of Native American culture?
Spanish forcing Native American to convert to Christianity
Native Americans dying from diseases
Iroquois forming a five nation league
Taking native plants back to Europe
Iroquois forming a five nation league
Which of these Native American peoples lived in the Pacific Northwest and built an economy based on the animals on the animals of the sea?
The Makah and Nootka
How did geography affect the lives of the Puebloans and the Powhatans?
Dry areas for Puebloans; irrigation canals
Wet areas for Powhatans; canoes