Exploration
The journey of Christopher Columbus was paid for by what country?
Spain
In what region region of America did Native's hunt buffalo?
(East, Southwest, Great Plains, Arctic North)
Great Plains
The first Native Americans were known as _________ because they had no permanent settlement and had to constantly be on the move for food?
What is the name for a small lightweight shelter that can be easily built up and taken down (made from animal skin and wood)
Teepee
Native Americans used __________ as a weapon to hunt whales?
Spears
What were the names of the three ships Columbus and his crew sailed on?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
In what region did Natives live in igloos?
(East, Southwest, Great Plains, Arctic North)
Arctic North
____________ was a major discovery that allowed Natives to grow their own food?
Farming
What is the name for a shelter made from snow and ice?
Igloo
To prevent snow blindness, the Inuit people designed ________ to protect their eyes.....
goggles
The Bering Strait was a land bridge used by early Americans that connected what two countries/continents?
America (Alaska), Russia
North America, Asia
What was the name of the Native Americans who lived in the Arctic North?
Inuit
When the Spanish arrived to the Americas, they brought this animal with them? Some escaped and reached the Great Plains.
Horses
What narrow boats did Native's carve from logs? (Used for fishing & transportation)
Canoes
Pueblo houses in Southwest America were made from what materials?
mixture of mud, clay, and straw
Before the Vikings set foot in North America, they first discovered what two areas of land?
Greenland, Iceland
Eastern American tribes grew what as their main crop?
Maize
What country first introduced guns to the Natives of America
Spain
What is another name for the Inuit people?
Eskimos
Acorns were an important food source because they were pounded into what?
flour
Where was Christopher Columbus trying to go when he accidentally landed in the Caribbean?
India
The Makah people of Northwest America were expert hunters of what marine mammal?
Whale
In total, Native tribes spoke over _________ different languages?
200
To change your way of living to best suit your environment....
adapt
Some places in the United States have changed the name of Columbus Day to what?
Indigenous People Day