Early People
What was the name of the Native American societies that build large earth mounds?
Mound Builders
The Iroquois lived in long wooden shelters that could hold up to 50 people. These shelters were called______.
longhouses
The Central Plains people lived in earthen houses called _________.
lodges
What is the name of houses built on mesas or on the sides of steep canyons?
Pueblos
What group lived in homes made of ice called igloos?
Inuit
Which ancient civilization developed a counting system that included the number zero?
Maya
Round, bark-covered shelters were called_______.
wigwams
Why did the Great Plains people live in tepees?
They were easy to move.
What crop did the Pueblo grow that they used to weave blankets and clothing?
cotton
What were two important resources in the Northwest?
Salmon and whales
Why are the Olmec called the "mother culture" of the Americas?
Many Olmec customs were continued in later civilizations
What were the two main language and cultural groups in the Eastern Woodlands?
Algonquin and Iroquois
After water, what was the most important natural resource in the Plains?
Buffalo
What Native American groups lived in what is now Arizona and New Mexico?
The Hopi and Zuni
potlach
What are the objects made by people that help scientists study ancient cultures?
Artifacts
What were the three main crops grown by the Iroquois?
corns, beans, and squash
How did the Cheyenne govern their people?
Each of their ten groups sent its leaders to meet in a council of chiefs
House made from sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw are called ________.
adobe
What groups lived on the Northwest Coast?
Kwakiutl, Makah, and Chinook
What is the land bridge theory?
Many scientists believe that there was once a bridge of land between Asia and North America which is how the first people arrived in North America
What was the important natural resource that all groups of Native Americans living in the Eastern Woodlands shared?
Trees
What crops were grown in the Great Plains?
beans, corns, and sunflowers
What group lived part of the year in the Great Basin and the other part of the year in present-day Wyoming?
Shoshone
In the Arctic, what tools did the Aleut and Inuit use to hunt?
kayaks and harpoons