Vocabulary
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100
A set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group.
What is culture?
100
How experts believe the first people came to North America.
What is walking on a land bridge?
100
A large animal that once roamed the plains by the millions.
What is bison?
100
These people were responsible for making clothing and other household goods in Native American communities.
Who are women?
200
A system for bringing water to dry fields.
What is irrigation?
200
This allowed people to stop moving around and stay in one place.
What is agriculture (planting crops)?
200
While each Native American group was different, people in the same areas often shared ways of doing things. Experts called these _______.
What is culture areas?
200
Native Americans valued these people highly. It was believed that they were connected to the spirit world.
Who are children?
300
A person who moves often in search of food.
What is a nomad?
300
A Native American civilization that charted the sun, moon, and starts and used this information to create a very accurate calendar.
Who are the Maya?
300
Doing this to a forest or grassland often made deer hunting easier. It is an example of Native Americans changing the land to fit their needs.
What is starting a fire/burning?
300
A group that makes decisions. Their members were usually the society's leaders.
What is a council?
400
To change in order to survive conditions faced.
What is adapt?
400
Why early Native Americans spread throughout North America.
What is following animal herds?
400
This Native American group lived in the Southeast region of North America.
What is the Powhatans?
400
A relative who lived in the past.
What is an ancestor?
500
A group whose member nations share the same goals.
What is a league?
500
The Pueblo Indians lived in this type of home.
What is a cliff dwelling?
500
The Powhatans built canoes and tools to catch fish in the waters that surrounded their homeland. This is an example of ________.
What is an economy?
500
This league was found in what is today New York, made up of five different nations.
What is the League of the Iroquois?
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