Native Americans
Vocabulary
Native American Lifestyle
Native American Housing
Hodge Podge
100
This group of Native Americans came to Pennsylvania 3,000 years ago?
Who are the Eastern Woodland Indians
100
The entire way of life of a people is called
What is culture
100
Which is not a game the Lenape Indians played? football, dice, checkers
What is checkers
100
What was the purpose of putting a hole in the roof of a wigwam?
What is so the smoke could escape
100
A story that was passed on from family to family that told about how something came to be
What is a legend
200
Who were the first group of people to live in Pennsylvania?
Who are the Paleo Indians
200
This weapon helped Native Americans throw their spears?
What is an atlatl
200
Why were the first Native Americans called hunter-gatherers
What is they traveled from place to place to hunt and gather food
200
The Paleo Indians lived in shelters made of what?
What are twigs, branches, and brush
200
What does the word Paleo mean
What is old
300
Name 2 reasons why many Native American tribes settle near rivers?
To bathe, drink, hunt, fish, travel faster,
300
Scientists that dig up the past and search for answers are called what?
Who are archeologists
300
Name the 3 "sisters" of Native American farming
What are corn, beans, squash
300
This high wall of wood that surrounded a village was called?
What is a palisade
300
What is Meadowcroft Rock Shelter?
What is one of the earliest Indian archeological sites in North America
400
Why did the Susquehannock tribe build palisades around their villages?
What is to protect themselves
400
What word describes how the Native Americans were always moving from place to place to find what they needed?
What is migration
400
Why did Native Americans trade with each other?
What is to get the things they needed
400
True or False: A wigwam was much larger then a longhouse
What is False
400
Where did the first Native Americans come from?
What is Asia
500
What Native American tribe had a more advanced lifestyle? They built better tools and weapons, and even dug pits to store food.
Who are the Archaic Indians
500
This type of family includes aunts, uncles, and grandparents who care for children?
What is extended family
500
True or False This is the correct order of family life for Native Americans? Family, clan, village, nation, tribe
What is False Family, clan, village, tribe, nation
500
Several families lived in this type of house
What is a longhouse
500
When did the first Native Americans arrive in Pennsylvania?
What is 14,000 years ago
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