One theory of early human migration is that the first Americans came from which continent?
What is ASIA
100
The Mayans believed that if the gods were pleased, they would favor the people with
What is GOOD WEATHER
100
This Native American culture group were hunters for seals, walruses, whales and caribou, made homes from driftwood, whalebones, sod, and animal bones - an example would be the Aleuts or Inuits
What are the ARCTIC
100
Native American religious leaders were called this
What are SHAMANS
100
The name of the Incan "lost city"
What is MACHU PICCHU
200
The First Americans migrated to North and South America over what?
What is LAND BRIDGE (BERINGIA)
200
The Inca stayed connected through their large ____ that they built
What is ROAD SYSTEM
200
This group lived in the ___ they grew corn, squash, tobacco and sunflowers. They hunted buffalo in the summers and lived in teepees.
What are the PLAINS
200
Native Americans who were related to one another by a common ancestor are called
What are CLANS
200
Site of an early burial mound, called the "city of the sun"
What is CAHOKIA
300
Some people think the large animals from the Ice Age became extinct because of changes in what?
What is CLIMATE
300
What uniquely American cultural practice do the Olmec, Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations share?
What is HUMAN SACRIFICE
300
The Cherokee lived in the ___ region. They hunted buffalo, deer and bear. Their dwellings were about as strong and warm as log cabins
What is SOUTHEAST
300
Way of life of a group of people
What is CULTURE
300
What was a true American food not found in Europe?
What is CORN
400
The first corn was called __.
What is MAIZE
400
The Aztecs used Chinampas for which aspect of their daily life?
What is FARMING
400
The Shoshone lived in the ___ region. They dug in the ground for most of their food and ate snakes, lizards, insects and rodents.
What is the GREAT BASIN
400
Payment for protection
What is TRIBUTE
400
American Indians respected their natural environment by believing that no one person could ____
What is OWN LAND
500
American Indians were able to adapt to different environments by
What is USING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR CLOTHING, FOOD AND SHELTER
500
What was the unique way that the INCAN farmers grew their crops?
What is TERRACING
500
The Pueblos and the Apache lived in the __ region. They ground corn into flat cakes to make bread, were hunters and gatherers and lived in homes called Pueblos.
What is the SOUTHWEST REGION
500
Highly developed culture, usually with an organized religion and laws
What is a CIVILIZATION
500
This was an example of representative government created by Eastern Woodland Native Americans.