Ancient American Civilizations
Native American Cultures
Adapting to Places
Vocabulary
Tools
100
What does the word Migrate mean?
To Travel.
100
What Gender Hunted?
Men
100
How did the Native Americans Change the land?
Setting fire to grass, Cutting trees, making trenches, etc
100
What does government mean?
The leaders who make and enforce rules.
100
What are tranchets used for?
They were used for cutting things.
200
About how many years ago did scientists believe the Asians traveled to America?
About 15,000 years ago.
200
What are religious leaders called?
Shaman
200
What does adapt mean?
Change to survive in the conditions they faced.
200
What does ancestor mean?
a relative who lived in the past
200
What was an essential tool used for cutting meat, hides, wood and food?
A knife
300
How many years ago did agriculture start?
10,000 years ago
300
What tribe let woman choose who was on the council?
The Iroquois
300
Who traded with the Spanish Explorers for horses?
The Plains people
300
What does economy mean?
A system by which a group makes shares, and uses goods.
300
What was an Arrow straightener made of?
It’s made from an Antler.
400
Which tribe made irrigation?
The Aztecs first introduced irrigation
400
Which tribe made kachina dolls?
Pueblo
400
Which tribe made land to live on?
Calusa People
400
What is Irrigation?
A system to bring water into fields.
400
What are arrowheads made of most of the time?
flint, obsidian, chert, bone, wood, metal
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