Vocabulary
Ancient American Civilizations
Adapting to Different Places
Native American Cultures
Mystery
100
A set of beliefs that are special to a certain group of people
What is culture
100
How do most experts think the first people came to North America?
What is they walked across a land bridge
100
Give two examples of Native American economies based on where they lived
What is hunting and farming
100
True or False Native Americans valued children highly and believed they were connected to the spirit world
What is true
100
Carved from huge trees, told of important events in the life of a family
What is a totem pole
200
To change in order to survive the conditions faced
What is adapt
200
This group charted the moon, stars, and sun. They created an accurate calendar
What is the Maya
200
Tell the difference between hunter-gatherers and agriculture
What is hunting and farming
200
True or False Councils did not make decisions, the chief did
What is false
200
Name a characteristic that can define a culture
What is art, rules, beliefs, history, clothing, work, ceremonies
300
A system for bringing water to dry fields
What is irrigation
300
Give an example of how Native Americans changed the land
What is setting the grass on fire
300
A system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods
What is economy
300
This Native American tribe created a union of nations called a league
What is Iriquois
300
A relative who lived in the past
What is an ancestor
400
To move or travel
What is migrate
400
This group lived in present day Mexico City and farmed in a unique way
What is the Aztec
400
Temporary homes that were easy to travel with
What is a tepee
400
True or False Many groups believed that animals and the earth has spirits
What is true
400
Moved often to search for food
What is a nomad
500
A large animal that once roamed the plains
What is bison
500
This group lived in the Pacific Northwest and made the kayak
What is the Inuit
500
This group traded along the Mississippi River
What is the Mound Builders
500
Give two examples of Native American religious beliefs
What is earth has spirits, animals have spirits, ancestors could give advice about life
500
Helped children learn the important traditions and beliefs of a group
What is a kachina doll
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