Variety
The First Americans
Cultural Regions 1
Living Conditions
Cultural Regions 3
100
This word is used to describe people who move from one place to another as the seasons change or to follow a food source.
What is nomadic?
100
There were the first people to live on the North American continent even before European explorers "discovered" it.
Who are the Native Americans?
100
This animal was considered to be sacred to the tribes of the Great Plains. They used it for clothing, shelter, tools and food.
What is the bison or buffalo?
100

This is an apartment style building made of clay and stone built by ancient tribes of the Southwest cultural region.

What is a pueblo?

100
This cultural region had a dry climate with very little rain. Natural resources were scarce.
What is the Southwest?
200

We lived in the Gulf of Mexico region. Not much is known about us. 

Who were the Olmec?

200
The first Americans used this to migrate to North America.
What is a land bridge?
200

This cultural region was cold and people had to adapt or die. They built homes out of ice and snow.

What is the North?

200

People of the East built these houses that several families called home. 

What is a Longhouse?

200

The region had the first established government who's members were picked by women. 

What is the Eastern people?

300
We practiced human sacrifice and built a huge city in Central Mexico.

Who were the Aztecs?

300

These people built the largest city in North America.

Who were the Cahokians?

300
Native Americans in the Great Plains region used these for shelter because they were easy to move from one place to another.
What is a teepee?
300

The people of the Southwest built their homes out of dried mud and straw which were known as this. 

What are hogans?

300
This cultural region has flat land with very little trees and plants. Buffalo make their home in this region.
What is the Great Plains?
400

We built pyramids and had a functional calendar. We were a peaceful people who lives in Southern Mexico. 

Who were the Maya?

400

We built mounds shaped like animals. 

Who were the Hopewell?

400

This tribe established the first government in the Americas.  

What were the Iroquois?

400

Not having many trees to build shelter led to this cultural group building shelters out of snow. 

Who are the Inuit?

400
This cultural region is known for its swamps and hot, humid climate.
What is the Southeast?
500

We were warlike people who lived the furthest south. 

Who were the Inca?

500

We lived in the Ohio River Valley.

Who were the Adena?

500

Our region consisted of the Creek, Cherokee, and the Chickasaw tribes. 

What is the Southeast region?

500

Tepees were this region's primary shelter due to their mobility. 

What is Plains People?

500

The Mohawk were located in this region.

What is the Northeast?

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