On the Continent
What is by boat/traveled to Americas by boat?
This is the term for Native people who first lived in an area
What are indigenous peoples?
The tribe that was in North America when the Pilgrims arrived in 1620
Who are the Wampanoag?
This mammal was used by the Indian tribes of the Plains for over 100 different purposes
What is the bison?
This is approximately how long ago mankind migrated from Asia to the Americas
What is 20,000-30,000 years ago?
This is the largest North American land mammal
What is a bison?
This tribe's name translates to "People of the First Light"
Who are the Wampanoag?
This is what most Native American creation stories involve
What are animals from their region?
This is the reason why so many languages were in the North American continent before the colonists arrive
What is many nations lived on the continent?
Refers to the time period that lowered sea levels more than 10,000 years ago
What is the Ice Age?
The name of the chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia
Who is Powhatan?
Both settlers and Native people in America used bison for these purposes
What are hides and meats?
This is a land bridge that formed over the Bering Strait which allowed the first peoples to cross into the North American continent
What is the Berengia?
The job title of a person who is an expert through studying the past by examining objects the people have left behind
What is an archeologist?
The tribe of Native American people that occupied what is now Southern California
Who are the Chumash?
Archeologists think the Wampanoag have been in North America for approximately this many years before settlers arrived
What is 12,000 years?
An ancient settlement of southern Indians (located near present day St. Lusi) that served as a trading center for 40,000 people at its peak in the year 1200 A.D.
What is Cahokia?
Name of the tribe who believed dolphins were their brothers and sisters
Who are the Chumash?
This is the reason why the Wampanoag population drastically reduced after the colonists arrived to North America
What is disease from rats found on the colonists' ships?