Terms to Know
Tales that explain how the Earth and its people came to be.
Origin Stories
Native Americans use stories to entertain one another and to ______ about their beliefs and ways of life.
teach
Scientists think the first people in North America migrated from the continent of _____.
Asia.
As the Native Americans settled in North America, there were changes in the climate that created many different _____________.
natural environments
To survive in their environments, Native Americans had to ______ by using the natural resources available.
adapt
Paths taken by a group of people when they move from one country or area of the world to another.
Migration Routes
_______________________ tell how the Earth and its people came to be.
Origin Stories.
Scientists think the first people in North America migrated during the last ____________
Ice Age.
As Native Americans spread across North America, they settled in many different types of natural environments including __________, __________, __________, and _________.
grasslands, deserts, Arctic ice fields, and mountains.
The _____ (Eskimos) lived in the ______________ of NW Alaska, N. Canada, and Greenland. They made adaptations to survive in their harsh environment.
Inuit, Arctic Ice Fields
Places where Native Americans settled that had water, land, animals, plants and other natural resources.
Environments.
The ________ origin story states that the earth was covered with water and spirits, gods, and goddesses lived inside the earth. It also states that goddesses made a bird, which was lonely, so the goddesses made humans to keep the bird company. In their origin story, the Hopi eventually left inside the Earth and spread out across the outside of the Earth.
Hopi
During the last Ice Age, Asia and North America were connected by a bridge of land about _______ miles wide.
1,000
Grasslands: only enough _____ to support grass and small bushes.
rain
The Inuit inflated ________ to make them float and attached them to walruses or whales they had _______ to tire the animal out when it dove under water.
seal skins, harpooned
Changing ideas and ways of living to fit a new situation.
Adaptations
Scientists think the first migrants were from ______.
Siberia
Deserts: very little rain, must dig _____ and _____ to get drinking water and water for crops.
wells and ditches
The Inuit built shelters with animal skins stretched over _______ and placed stones at the bottom to keep it in place. In winter, they built ____ out of snow and ice.
driftwood, Igloos.
The Siberians hunted big game such as _______, ______, and _______
mammoth, bison, caribou
rain, snow, forests
The Inuit dressed in animal skins and furs to keep warm. They made snow ________ out of bone or wood to keep the glare from the snow out of their eyes. They put black _____ (fire ashes) on the inside to keep the light from shining in their eyes.
goggles, soot