Lesson 1 Vocabulary
________ is the planting and raising of crops.
Agriculture
True or False: An ancestor is a relative who lived in the past.
True
Asia
What is the name of the doll that the Hopi used to help children understand important customs?
Kachina doll
How did mound builders modify their environment?
They used trees and earth to build mounts for things such as religious ceremonies or graves.
True or False
A nomad is a person that stays in one place.
False
Bonus 100 points:
Give the true definition of nomad.
A _______ is ways of life done on a regular basis.
Custom
What is the name of the type of shelter that the Inuit tribes lived in?
Igloos
Which group is most likely to have a Green Corn Ceremony?
Eastern Woodlands
What is animism?
a belief that animals and natural forces have spirits
The land and bodies of water of a place:
a) technology
b) civilization
c) geography
d) migration
d) Geography
True
True or false:
Nomadic groups tend to hunt and gather more of their food and stationary groups tend to grow more of their food.
True
Bonus (50 points): What did the Potlach ceremony represent?
Bonus answer: Wealth and rank
Algonquin Indians in the Eastern Woodlands?
What is climate?
The weather in a place over time.
A totem pole represents an example of
a) ancestor
b)tradition
c) folklore
d) ancestor
c) folklore
Name all 4 regions that Native American tribes lived in.
1. Great Plains
2. Eastern Woodlands
3. Southwest
4. Pacific Northwest
Name 1 job of the following in American indian civilization:
1. Men
2. Woman
3. Children
Possible answers:
1. hunted meat and nuts, clearing land for crops, religious and social tasks, cut down wood and fire
2. planted crops, gathered seeds, nuts and fruit, cared for children, cooked, cleaned, made clothing
3. helped mother with chores, help fathers with hunting, learned how to fish, hunt and cook, listened to storytellers, learned the customs of the tribe
Which region are the Pueblo and Navajo tribe in?
Desert Southwest
What is the difference between Agriculture and Irrigation?
Agriculture is the planting and raising of crops
Irrigation is the use of technology to bring water to crops.
What is the definition of tradition?
A custom or belief that is passed down from one generation to the next.
Name the main source of food for the following tribes:
1. Great plain groups
2. Pueblo
1. Buffalo
2. Crops like corn, beans, and squash (used irrigation for farming)