Learning to Use
the Land
the Land
Who are the hunter-gatherers?
This group of people developed a kayak and built winter homes out of blocks of snow.
Who are the Inuits?
This animal was key to many Plains peoples such as the Cheyennes and the Lakota.
What is the bison?
This group of people dug irrigation canals to bring water to their crops.
Who were the Pueblo people?
These members of Native American families gathered and prepared food. They also butchered meat and cleaned fish along with gardening and caring for children.
Who were the Native American women?
This practice led ancient people to stay in one place and start raising their own food.
What is agriculture?
This group of people were known for their huge earthen structures.
Who are the Mound Builders?
This Native American group combined farming with hunting and gathering.
Who were the Native Americans of the Northern Woodlands, or Iroquois for example?
Doing this helped clear the land of brush, and got rid of pests.
What is setting fires in forests and grasslands?
These members of Native American families did the hunting and fishing. They also protected the community from attacks and went on trading missions.
Who were the Native American men?
Skilled farmers used this system of bringing water to dry fields.
What is irrigation?
This group of people were farmers, growing corn, beans, and squash using irrigation.
Who were the Ancient Puebloans?
Peoples from this area depended on the sea.
What is the Pacific Northwest?
The Calusa people of Florida used these to create an island that they lived on.
What are sea shells?
These member of Native American families trained for traditional roles of adults at a young age.
Who were Native American children?
Some of the main crops planted by ancient Americans.
What are corn, beans, squash, and sweet potatoes?
This culture began 2,500 years ago in the frozen far north.
What is the Inuit culture?
Peoples, such as the Cahuilla, from this area relied on hunting and gathering.
What is the southwest of what is now the United States?
Groups that did this were able to stay in one place for long periods of time.
What is farming?
Settled groups had more formal systems of government, often using this decision-making body.
What is a council?
These were two ancient peoples who had a complex way of life known as a civilization.
Who are the Mayans and the Aztecs?
This culture first appeared about 2,000 years ago. Its people lived in the area where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, And New Mexico now meet.
What is the Ancient Puebloan culture?
Peoples, such as the Cherokees, had farming as a main activity in this area.
What is the Southeast of what is now the United States?
Spanish explorers brought this animal to North America. It dramatically changed the Plains peoples way of life.
What is a horse?
In what is now New York state, five different nations created this group that shared the same goals.
What is a league?