Vocabulary
Ancient American Civilizations
Adapting to Different Places
Native American Cultures
MYSTERY!!!!!
100
A set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group
What is culture
100
How do most experts think the first people came to North America?
What is they walked across a land bridge between Asia and North America
100
Give two examples of Native American economies based on where they lived.....
What is bison for the Plains Native Americans, Powhatan used the wood for canoes and water for fishing, Northern Woodlands economies were both farming and hunting-gathering, the Pueblos in the southwest had agriculture
100
True or False - Native Americans valued children highly and believed they were connected to the spirit world.
What is TRUE
100
What is the name of Mr. Gordon's dog?
What is Cubby or Chubby Cubby
200
A group whose member nations share the same goals
What is league
200
This group charted the moon, stars and sun, created an accurate calendar, and created systems for writing and math....
What is the Maya
200
Built canoes and tools to catch fish - this was the economy of the.........
What is Powhatan
200
True or False..... Councils did NOT make decisions, the Chief did.
What is FALSE
200
When Mr. Gordon touches the wind chimes, what are the students supposed to do?
What is stop what they are doing, look and listen to the teacher
300
To change in order to survive the conditions faced
What is adapt
300
What allowed people to stay in one place, instead of moving around in search of food?
What is agriculture
300
How did Native Americans in California change their environment for their benefit?
What is burned shrubs, which grew grass and attracted the deer
300
Which Native American tribe created a union of nations called a league?
What is Iroquois
300
What are the names of Mr. Gordon's sons?
What is Jake and Danny
400
A system for bringing water to dry fields
What is irrigation
400
Why did groups continue to move south and east throughout North America?
What is before farming started, they followed animal hers across the continent
400
Name a tribe we studied that lived in the Southeast
What is Powhatan
400
True or False...... Many groups believed that animals and the earth had spirits
What is TRUE
400
What did the totem pole represent?
What is it symbolized the traits of a person, family or tribe
500
A person who moves often in search of food
What is nomad
500
Cause - Life changed because of farming. Effect.............(give TWO)
What is 1. Stay one place 2. constant food supply 3. Population grew 4. villages, communities, cities and towns grew
500
What is the definition of culture?
What is A way of life of a people, includes their art, religion, history
500
Give two examples of Native American religious beliefs.....
What is the earth has spirits, animals had spirits, ancestors could give advice about life
500
What college did Mr. Gordon go to?
What is Indiana University
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