The Earliest Americans (Lesson 1)
A popular historical view says early Americans crossed this body of water, or a land bridge named Beringia, to get from Russia to Alaska.
The Bering Strait
The Pueblo people lived in this region where the borders of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
The Four Corners
The Sioux depended on this animal for meat, clothing, tools, tepees, and even soap.
Bison (or Buffalo)
The Iroquois referred to corn, beans, and squash by this collective nickname.
The "Three Sisters"
This term means a person’s belief about where he came from, how to worship, and how to live.
Religion
Archaeologists study these man-made objects left behind by ancient people to learn about their beliefs and way of life.
Artifacts
This is the largest Native American reservation in the United States today.
The Navajo Nation
The Makah hosted this multi-day feast where the host gave gifts to his guests.
Potlatch
The Cherokee built homes in this style using sticks or river cane plastered with mud.
Wattle & Daub
This Native American religious leader used various ways to try to get in touch with spirits.
Shaman
Found across North America, these sharp stone points made for spears suggest early Americans hunted animals.
Clovis Points
The Chumash built these unique wooden plank boats to fish, trade, and travel between coastal villages.
Tomols
The Nez Perce gained wealth and trading power by breeding and trading this specific spotted horse.
Appaloosa
These shell beads were used by the Iroquois for belts, money, and trade
Wampum Beads
Because early Native Americans did not write down their history, creation stories were passed down this way.
Orally
This biblical command, given by God for people to fill the earth and rule over it, was fulfilled as early Americans settled the land.
The Navajo created this colorful art using desert materials during religious ceremonies to help heal the sick.
Sand Painting
Native American women used this baby carrier to hold babies on their backs while working.
Cradleboard
This governing body made important decisions for all the Iroquois people.
Iroquois Council (or Great Council, Iroquois Grand Council)
While American Indians had distinct cultures, nearly all groups shared a belief in these unseen entities.
Spirits
This event changed the earth by forming ice, which later melted, causing sea levels to rise and cover the land bridge to Asia.
The Flood
The Pueblo people believed these spirits controlled objects in nature and built underground structures called kivas for religious life.
Kachinas
The Inuit built these dome-shaped houses from blocks of snow and ice or sod during the winter.
Igloos
Unlike many single-family homes, the Iroquois lived in these long, rectangular wooden shelters.
Longhouses
From a biblical worldview, even though early Americans were good examples in many ways, they were still this and in need of God’s salvation.
Sinners