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Early Native American Living Part I
Early Native American Living Part II
European Exploration Part I
European Exploration Part II
Continents
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We were a tribe of Arctic Indians. We lived in present-day Alaska and northern Canada. The temperature is below freezing there almost all year! We fished and hunted for sea mammals. We used blocks of ice to make igloos. We used skin from seals, hides, and fur to make clothing.
Who were the Inuit?
100
We were a tribe of Northwest Indians. We lived on the Pacific Northwest coast. This area is usually rainy with a mild climate. We fished, hunted, and gathered roots and berries. We used timber to make plank houses. We used plant materials, hides, and fur to make clothing.
Who were the Kwakiutl?
100
I was the first European to reach the New World in 1492. I reached the Bahamas. I was in Italy but I was sent by Spain. I was trying to sail to Asia to find GOLD.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
100
I landed on the eastern shores of Canada in 1497. I claimed it for England. I was trying to travel to Asia.
Who was John Cabot?
100
This continent is located south of North America. The primary languages spoken on this continent are Spanish and Portuguese.
What is South America?
200
We were a tribe of Plateau Indians. We lived in a high country between the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Mountains in Washington. We fished, hunted, and gathered roots and berries. We used earth and plant materials for winter and summer houses. We built temporary houses while we followed salmon in the spring. We used plant materials, hides, and fur to make clothing.
Who were the Nez Perce?
200
We were a tribe of Southwest Indians. We lived in the hot, dry desert in present-day Arizona. We were mainly farmers because there were few animals in the desert. We made pueblos from stones and mud. We grew cotton and make clothing from it.
Who were the Hopi?
200
I discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain in 1513. Legends say he was looking for the "Fountain of Youth."
Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?
200
I was the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean in 1513. I was looking for GOLD AND GLORY.
Who was Balboa?
200
Most black people in the United States can trace most or all of their heritage to enslaved descendants from this continent.
What is Africa?
300
We were a tribe of Southeastern Indians. We lived in the warm, wet climate of present-day Florida. We farmed, hunted, fished, and gathered food. We used palmetto trees to make houses with open walls called chickees. We used plant materials and hides.
Who were the Seminoles?
300
We were a tribe of Plains Indians. We lived in the middle of the United States in the Great Plains. This area is dry with grasslands and no trees. We hunted and farmed. We used animal hides to make tepees. We moved around following the buffalo herds and took our houses with us. We used buffalo hides to make clothing.
Who were the Pawnee?
300
I discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in Canada in 1534. I was searching for GOLD.
Who was Jacques Cartier?
300
I explored the Hudson River near present-day New York state and the Hudson Bay in 1609 and 1610. I claimed the area for Holland. I was trying to find a northern path to Europe and Asia. My crew was very cold and unhappy. My crew started to turn against me because they were freezing!
Who was Henry Hudson?
300
These are the three countries in North America.
What are Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
400
Experts believe that the first people to come to North American may have come across a frozen bridge of land that once connected these two continents.
What are Asia and Alaska?
400
Many Southwest Indians used this method to supply water to their crops with streams or ditches to have a successful harvest.
What is irrigation?
400
Explorers from this European country established trading posts and spread the Christian religion. They settled primarily in Canada and Louisiana.
What is France?
400
Explorers from this European country established settlements, claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from the Native Americans, and traded goods with Native Americans. They formed the original Thirteen Colonies.
What is England?
400
This continent is also a country. It is an island located in the Southern Hemisphere surrounded by the Pacific, Indian, and Southern oceans.
What is Australia?
500
I am a person who moves around and does not live in a permanent village.
What is a nomad?
500
Early Native Americans met their _____ _____ (food, clothing, shelter) by using things in their environment.
What are basic needs?
500
Explorers from this European country conquered and enslaved many Native Americans. They brought Christianity to the New World. They settled mainly in Florida, the southwestern United States, and Mexico.
What is Spain?
500
European explorers were trying to find an easier route from Europe to this continent.
What is Asia?
500
This is the southern most continent. It is extremely cold.
What is Antarctica?