Theories of Creation
Native Americans by Region
Motivations for Exploration
Diversity Among Tribes
The Early Americas
100

A theory is an idea that is proven a concrete fact. True or false?

False

100

If you were in the Inuit tribe in the Arctic region, you'd likely have a housing structure like this:

Igloo

100

The "Three G's" 

Gold

God

Glory

100

Could Native American tribes communicate linguistically? Yes/No 

No - they all spoke different tribal languages

100

What 2 things did explorers intentionally bring the the New World?

Plants and domesticated animals

200

Native American creation stories are largely based on:

Nature and the Natural Environment

200

The climate in the Southwest region was:

Dry and hot

200

Why didn't explorers travel east through the Mediterranean and over land to reach eastern destinations?

It was too expensive

200

Native American tribes often engaged for trade and conflict. Tribes that avoided conflict are considered _______.

Passive

200

What 2 things did Native Americans give to the early explorers?

Plants and farming techniques

300

Which theory utilizes the Kelp Highway?

Coastal Route Theory

300

Tribes on the Northwest Coast/Plateau region created these wooden structures to symbolically represent the community in which they lived.

Totem poles

300

Where were explorers typically trying to go when they accidently found areas of North America?

The East (India, China, Indonesia, etc.)

300

Nomadic tribes often lived in these types of houses:

Tipis/Teepees

300

Finding natural resources and furs had a positive or negative result on the European economy? (Choose positive or negative)

Positive

400

In all scientific theories, early humans were motivated to follow this which brought them to the North American continent.

Food sources/the hunt

400

Nomadic tribes were often found in this region:

Great Plains

400

What is a caravel and who created it

A caravel was invented by the Portuguese and was a ship that could easily navigate windy seas

400

While Native American tribes were highly diverse, nearly all had a religion where they believed in many gods - in other words, they were _________ 

Polytheistic 

400

Was disease an intentional or unintentional thing brought to the New World?

Unintentional

500

What is the only theory where early humans entered North America on the east coast?

Atlantic Route Theory

500

We, in current New York State, are located in which region?

Northeast Woodlands

500

What is a cash crop?

Crop produced for profit (to make money), not for consumption by the grower

500

These structures varied greatly because of a tribes needs and physical environment.

Houses

500

In order to mine natural resources and plant cash crops, early Europeans tried to do this to Native Americans.

Enslave, force into slavery, force to do free labor

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