Vocabulary
They way of life shared by a group of people is called...
What is: culture
They lived in the north in cold climates where they built kayaks to hunt whale and seals.
What are: The Inuit
Which gender did the cooking and cleaning?
Who is: the women
Why might there be differenceses between the Inuit people and the Puebloan people?
What is: their climates are different
What is: their resources are different
A group that is voted on or created to establish rules and make decisions
What is: a council
A system a group creates to make and exchange goods is called...
What is: economy
Lived next to rivers in the Ohio River Valley and made huge mounds that might have been graves.
Who are: The Mound Builders
Which gender did the hunting and fishing?
Who is: the men
If you have different ideas and resources, what might happen to the culture of a society compared to another?
What is: they may need to move to find food
What is: they change their clothing
What is: they worship different gods and spirits
What is: they have a different religion
How might a group use a beaver as a resource in an economy?
What is: they could trade the extra furs they have to other tribes and receive resources they do not have
A person who oversaw the government and community of American Indians before they created council's.
What is: a chief
This group built "floating islands" to help them grow crops in their environment.
Who are: the Aztecs
What was the main way roles were passed down in Native American families?
What is: by gender
This is the digging of trenches to move water from one place to another.
What is: irrigation
Women decided what meals to make and when to eat them. This argues that women did have a voice in American Indian governments? TRUE or FALSE
What is: True
Moving water from one place to another to grow crops is called...
What is: irrigation
These peoples would wear feathers in their headdresses and pray to god's so they could hunt animals.
Who are: The Great Plains American Indians
Who cleaned the land to plant crops, the men or the women?
What is: the men
Did the Ancient American Indians come to America all at once or did they travel in small groups over time?
What is: they traveled in small groups over time
A drum can be used in religious ceremonies to...
What is: play music so the tribe can dance and praise the spirits
Animism is the belief that...
What is: animals have their own spirits and should be thanked
This group lived in cave systems because they are a they lived in was too hot.
Who are: The Puebloans
The children stayed part of their family until adult hood when they were married. True or false?
What is: false
How did the first Americans most likely come to North America?
What is: they traveled across a land bridge
Today, the Puelboans have a council of governors, before this they had a...