The Earliest People in the Americas
How did most Native Americans survive before the creation of farming?
Hunting & Gathering
Because it is mainly cold in these areas, Northern & Northwestern Native Americans were not able to do this
Farm
This animal was vital to life on the Plaines for most nomadic tribes
Buffalo
These were the homes of the Iroquois, noted for their large size.
Longhouses
What was an advantage that Spanish had over the Aztecs that helped them defeat the mighty empire?
Guns; Horses; Steel Armor & Weapons; Immunity to European Diseases
The first people to settle in the Americas
Native Americans
These were the type of homes that the Inuits built in order to stay out of the cold.
Igloos
Teepees
One unique aspect of Northeastern Native American cultures was this.
Complex governmental structures; the Iroquois Confederacy
Called "Pitz", the Mayans played a ball game very similar to what modern game?
Soccer
What group beat the European explorers to North America?
The Vikings
Give one example of a Northern Native American group
Inuit or Aleuts
What crop was a staple for Western Native Americans?
Corn/Maize
What is one example of a Southwestern Native American tribe?
Cherokee; Seminole; Creek; Shawnee;
Who was the Spanish explorer who would conquer the Aztecs after arriving in the area in 1519?
Hérnan Cortez
How did the first people in the Americas get to the land?
Bering Land Bridge
Northern Native American groups like the Chinook built these in the images of their ancestors or spirits.
Totems
Many societies on the Great Plaines were this, meaning they traced their heritage to their mother's side of the family.
Matrilineal
This item was used as currency in many Southeastern Native American groups
Wampum
Why did the Mayans and the Aztecs perform sacrifices to their gods?
It sustain the gods & the universe; kept the universe and timing flowing normally.
What is another name for people who wander around an area and have no permanent settlement?
Nomadic
Potlatches
This group built expansive homes into the cliffs of Northern Arizona before disappearing around 1300AD
The Anasazi
What group of Iroquois would later be known as the name for a spiky hairstyle?
Mohawk
This god, vital to the Mesoamerican daily life, was a mix of a snake and a bird
Quetzalcoatl