Getting to America
Paleo
Maya, Inca, Aztecs
Natives Tribes of North America
Native Regions and Enviroments of North America
100

Humans First Came to America around 18,000 to 12,000 years ago by crossing between Siberia and Alaska using this now submerged land feature.

Bering Land Bridge

100

These animals below were hunted by Paleo Americans.


MegaFuana

100

Mesoamerica is a cobination of Central America and this modern day country.

Mexico

100

Most Native Tribes of North America would eventrually start to farm as a way to get food. The most common grown crops were the three sisters, consisting of 

Corn, Beans and Squash

100

Which native area on the map was known for being mostly wooded, with swamps and hot, humid weather. 

Southeast

200

Humans first evolved on this continent before traveling out to the rest of the world.

Africa

200

Paleo Americans were constantly on the move from one place to another, following the herds they hunted. What do you call these types of people?

Nomadic 

200

The Maya were known for their study of this, leading to them being able to create a very accurate calander and predict future events.

The stars and sky

200

The Iroquois tribes of NY state were known for building this community centered house, made mostly of wood and tree bark and housing up to 40 people on average.

Longhouse

200

These houses were used in what native region of the US and why?

Southwest

For protection, to stay hidden and cool.

300

According to the Map, Native Americans got to North America by Migrating along these paths. What land features do these paths use? 

Walking across the Land Bridge or by traveling along the coast, possibly by boat.

300

This word means old or ancient

Paleo

300

The capital of the Aztec Empire, it was located on a Island in the middle of a lake where Mexico City is today.

Tenochtitlan

300

The Tribes of the Great Plains stayed Nomadic, using TeePees, drag carts and later the horse to follow this animal which they hunted for food.

Bison or Buffalo

300

What native group lived in cold temperatures year round and built Igloos and used sled dogs

Inuit or Eskimo 

400

During the last ice age, why were sea levels so much lower, exposing land that is currently underwater.

Most water was frozen in Glaciers or Ice sheets.

400

Early Paleo Natives lived mostly off the Land around them and the Animals they hunted, making them this type of people.

Hunter-Gatherers 

400

The Inca, Maya and Aztec all had this type of religion, though each had different ways of practicing it, including human sacrifice.

Polytheistic 

400

Natives of the Northwest were famous for their Plank houses, Totem Poles and Large canoes used to hunt these animals 

Sea Mammels and fish

400
Getting most of their food from hunting, these tribes from this region came to rely on the horse as a means of travel.

Great Plains

500

This is believed to be the main factor that led to humans traveling to North America during the last Ice Age. 

Following and hunting of herds of animals.

500

What is it called when you make stone tools by breaking off flakes to shape them into a desired shape.

Stone or Flint Knapping

500

This group lived in the Andes Mountains of South America, were known for building roads, using a knot system as a language and saw their emperor as a god.

Inca

500

Tribes of North America had their cultures and lifestyles shaped by this factor based on where they lived

Environment 

500

Environment was a key factor in the shaping of different tribes lifestyles and cultres around the US. What factors from the Environment would effect these tribes. (Think what effected how people lived)

Temperature, Rainfall, Resources, Water Avaliblity, Weather, Wildlife

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