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Which direction did the first Americans migrate? North, South, East, or West?
South
What three foods are known as the "three sisters"
Corn, Beans, and Squash
Name one Native American Region
Northeast woodland, Plains, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
Why is trading important?
To make sure everyone has what they need and want
What is an economy?
a system to make and trade goods
What does it mean when you live on the coast?
You live near the ocean
What is culture?
The way of life of a group of people
How does geography influence how people live?
It changes what resources they have access to.
What is geography?
The landforms and bodies of water of a place
The weather in a place overtime
What is a map key used for?
It explains what the symbols on the map mean and allows you to make sense of the map
Which region relied on Buffalo?
The plains
What are longhouses made of?
Logs and bark
What is a hunter-gatherer?
Living only by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food.
What is a council?
a decision making group that could be made up of a single leader or a small group of leaders
What is a teepee made of?
Wooden poles and animal skins
Describe the different roles of men and women in Native American tribes
Men hunted animals that women prepared and stored
What is the purpose of a government?
To make decisions for a group
What does it mean to be nomadic?
Moving from place to place in search of food
Why was farming helpful to Native Americans?
It provided a constant, and great food supply.
What is a tradition?
A belief, or practice passed down through generations
Describe the traditional life of Native American children.
They would learn life skills from their parents and practice them
Archeologists, scientists who study the past, have found shells and turquoise hundreds and thousands of miles from where they were made. How and why do you think this happened?
Trading
Who was Christopher Columbus?
An explorer who made the first recorded European contact with America
What is an ancestor?
A family member who lived in the past