Migration and Settlement
According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between these two continents
What are Asia and North America?
Tribes in this region were best known for teepee dwellings and skilled horsemanship
What are the "Plains?"
The Iroquois name for chiefs
Why are Native Americans also called Indians?
[Answer does NOT need to be in question form]
Because Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in the Indies/India and called them Indians.
This is the reason people migrated over the Bering Straight land bridge
What is "to follow migratory animals for food?"
In which region are tribes best known for creating petroglyphs (rock drawings) depicting their lifestyle?
What is "the Great Basin and Plateau?"
______ are the white shell beads used by Algonquins and Iroquois to make patterned belts
What are wampum?
______ is the belief that spirits live in natural objects and natural forces
What is animism?
Moving south for the winter to follow bison is an example of this lifestyle
What is nomadic?
West Coast Native Americans created _____________ to depict local legends and events
What are "totem poles"?
List the rights that Iroquois women held
[Answer does NOT need to be in question form]
The right to elect a chief (and kick him out of office)
The right to own property
The right to divorce their husbands
___________ was used to pass down history in Native American tribes, because there was no written history yet
What is "oral tradition?"
Southwestern dwellings were made of this material
What is adobe?
Ceremonial mounds were created by some tribes from this region
What are the Woodlands?
List the 5 tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy
What are the Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Seneca and Cayuga tribes?
How did Native American religious beliefs affect their use of nature?
[Answer does NOT need to be in question form]
They took care of nature better and generally had a greater appreciation for it
We can infer that the Iroquois valued the importance of ___________ because of their longhouses
What is "family?"
How did geography affect the development of Native American cultures?
[Answer does NOT need to be in question form]
They adapted to their geography and developed
different ways to gather food,
make shelter, make clothing.
[On the exam itself you will need specific examples from the 5 regions to back this statement up]
Describe the government of the Iroquois Confederacy
[Answer does NOT need to be in question form]
The Iroquois Constitution establishes a democratic government with rights and responsibilities of elected officials, a system for the creation of laws and settling of disputes between nations, and a process for declaring and conducting war.