FIRST AMERICANS
HISTORICAL THEMES
IROQUOIS
Native American Regions
VOCAB
100
Where did the first people of the Americas come from?
Asia
100

Name one major body of water in the Capital Region

Hudson & Mohawk Rivers, Lake George, Sacandaga Lake, Saratoga Lake,  

100

What does matrilineal mean?

ancestry is traced through the mothers side of the family

100

Why was the invention of farming so important to Native Americans?  

It gave them a stable food source and allowed them to settle down and create communities.  

100

This term means average weather for a region over a period of 20-30 years

climate

200
Why did the first Americans come to the Americas?
to hunt migrating animals
200

Give 2 specific landforms in the Capital Region

Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, Albany Pinebush, Helderberg Mountains

200

What sport was invented by the Iroquois?

Lacrosse

200

Which Native American region was known for making totem poles out of their abundant wood to tell stories

Pacific Northwest Coast

200

The study of artifacts left by ancient people is know as ______________.

Archeology

300
What do you call a person who travels from place to place to live and search for food
nomad
300

The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services involves which historical theme?

Economic

300
What was the goal of the the Iroquois Confederacy?
To increase cooperation and keep peace among the Iroquois tribes
300

What was the main food source for the Native Americans of the Great Plains?

Buffalo

300

What word means a society's entire way of life?

culture

400
What do you call the area used by the first Americans to cross over into Alaska?
Beringia or Bering Strait land bridge
400

This historical theme concerns the laws and government of a society.

Political

400
Who was Hiawatha?
Native American who, along with the Peacemaker, convinced 5 New York tribes to form the Iroquois Confederacy (League of 5 Nations)
400

People who were experts at preserving food, and held "Potlatch" celebrations lived  in this Native American region.

Subarctic

400

This term means "One's natural surroundings" 

environment

500
What term is used to describe to a large group of people who move to a new homeland?
migrate
500

Which historical theme had the greatest impact on how different Native American cultures evolved? 

Geography

500
Name the 5 major tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk (later, Tuscarora)
500

Give the 3 types of homes lived in by each of the Plains, Southwest and and Eastern Woodland tribes?

Plains- tepees, 

Southwest- adobe "apartments" (or pueblos)

Eastern Woodlands- Longhouses or Wigwams

500

Give one example of a primary source and one example of a secondary source

primary source: Texts of laws and other original documents, Newspaper reports by reporters who witnessed an event or who quote people who did. Speeches, diaries, letters and interviews, Photographs, video, or audio that capture an event.

Secondary source: Article, Book about a specific subject, Biography

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