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What kind of shelter did the Inuit of the far north create and live in?
What is an Igloo?
How did early people get from Asia to North America?
They walked across a land bridge
What does indigenous mean?
Native to a particular region; the first inhabitants.
Which tribe among these four created the foundation for future civilizations? (Mayans, Aztec, Olmec or Incas)
The Olmec were the first and one that is thought to have set many of the fundamental patterns shown by later American Indian cultures of Mexico and Central America, notably the Maya and the Aztec.
Name a tribe in the Great Plains region from our reading.
Dakota
Comanche
What did agriculture mean for nomadic people?
Allowed for a steady food source and people could establish permanent communities.
Why did early people come to North America?
They were hunters following herds of animals
The study of Earth and he people who live on it
Geography
What did tribes in the Southeastern Culture do for food
Hunt, fish, farm, and trade
What are the peoples of the West primary means of food?
Hunting and fishing
Which countries that exist today were linked by Beringia during the Ice Age?
United States of America and Russia
What were the names of the first four major civilizations in the Americas?
The Olmec, Mayans, Aztec and Incas
Items from the past that archaeologists use to learn about early cultures
Artifacts
Why did the Aztec choose the location of Tenochtitlan as their permanent home?
They saw and eagle sitting on a cactus with a snake in its beak as a sign that this was their home.
Name a what organization did the Iroquois form to promote peace among their people?
The Iroquois League
How do you think the first Americans discovered that they could grown their own plants?
Through observation and experimentation.
How long ago did people learn to farm in early Native American history?
9000 years ago
What is the word that describes events in the order they happen?
Chronological
True or false, the Pueblos could farm a little IF they were near a water source
True
What was the main food source for the Plains Culture
Buffalo
Along which mountain ranges did the migration of early Native Americans patterns flow?
Rocky and Andes Mountains
How did people get food before farming?
They were hunter gatherers
What is the word for beliefs and behaviors that are traditionally practiced by a group of people?
Culture
What were Pueblo homes made of?
Adobe (stone, mud and straw)
Name three things besides food that the Buffalo was used for
Shelter, tools, clothing, weapons