Early Native Americans
Regions
Food and Shelter
General
Main Idea
100
One theory about how early people migrated from Asia to the Americas is that they used this.
What is a land bridge?
100
This area had a lot of mountains.
What is the Northwest Coast (or Pacific Northwest)
100
An easy-to-move dwelling that has walls made of animals hides.
What is a teepee?
100
These items represented a person's ancestors and showed wealth.
What are totem poles?
100
Give the main idea of this paragraph: The Northwest Coast was rich in natural resources. Native Americans in the area got everything they needed from the land and water.
What is "the northwest had a lot of natural resources"?
200
One reason early people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas was to follow ____.
What is animals (food source).
200
This area was mostly hot and arid (dry).
What is the Southwest/Desert?
200
A permanent dwelling with earth-packed walls built over a hole.
What is a lodge?
200
Party where Northwest Coast Native Americans gave away blankets and copper shields.
What is a potlatch?
200
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Shamans were important people in the Native American culture. They believed that shamans could cure them if they were ill. Shamans helped people by performing dances. They wore carved masks.
What is "Shamans were important in Native American culture"?
300
During the Ice Age, most early Americans live near ______ and ________ sources.
What are food and water?
300
This area has a lot of flat land.
What is the Great Plains?
300
Two groups of Native Americans that wore clothing made out of deer skin.
What are Eastern Woodlands and Southeast?
300
A person who helped the Native Americans when they were sick.
What is a shaman?
300
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Because food was easy to find, the Kwakiutl had time to carve and paint beautiful objects. Houses were made from cedar trees. They also carved totem poles and dugout canoes out of wood. They became master wood carvers.
What is "the Kwakiutl became master wood carvers"?
400
The earliest Americans all had this in common.
What is using natural resources for survival?
400
This area had less mountains than the Northwest Coast.
What is the Southeast?
400
Native American group that wore clothes made out of buffalo skin.
What is the Great Plains Indians?
400
The natural resource from which canoes and totem poles were made.
What is wood?
400
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Kwakiutl clothing was made from cedar tree bark and animal fur. The coastal climate was mild, so they could often wear light clothing.
What is "they could wear light clothing because of the mild climate"?
500
This affected Native Americans' way of life and let them settle in one place.
What is agriculture?
500
This region was mostly wooded areas.
What is the Eastern Woodlands?
500
The Native American group that wore woven woolen clothes.
What is the Southwest?
500
The natural resource that provided seals, sea otters, and whales.
What is the ocean (water)?
500
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Three hundred years ago, there were 15,000 Kwakiutl. Today, there are only about 4,000. Many of the people work in logging, constuction, or fishing. They practice many of their old customs, such as potlatches, but also live in modern houses and go to see medical doctors.
What is "the Kwakiutl keep some old traditions but also have modern customs"?
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