Group 1
What did the Hohokam in the Arizona region trade?
Bison hides for seashells
What stone was so valuable 4,000 years ago that it was traded far from the quarry?
Flint
In trading, what were rivers and waterways used as?
Highways
Leaders from many groups come together in a Grand Council in which type of government?
Confederacy
What are government groups of people related to each other by families called?
Clans
The Iroquois created a constitution called __________.
The Great Law of Peace
Tribes had ceremonies for __________.
Marriages, funerals and growing up
How many different American Indian languages were spoken by millions of indigenous people?
500
What did American Indians mainly use to communicate and to preserve their history and traditions?
Spoken word
A petroglyph is a ___________ carved into rock.
Picture
Petroglyphs represent important __________.
Beliefs, tribal stories and significant events
Tribes living in the United States today consider petroglyphs ___________.
Sacred
What name do many tribes use to describe Earth?
Mother Earth
Which of the following did the American Indians NOT believe in?
Individual Land Ownership
To meet their needs, where did tribes use resources from?
Large regions
How did Native farmers use wild plants and herbs?
Medicine
This was the main mode of transportation for the many American Indian tribes in North America.
Water
What were American Indian tools made from?
Stone, wood and bones
The clothing of the American Indians was__________.
Practical for the environment
Ceremonies and celebrations were often held to honor__________.
The sun, rain and harvest
Many major city roads and U.S. highways follow the same paths American Indians took thousands of years ago.
True
Government provides these for the governed:
Safety, justice and welfare
The Iroquois Confederacy government was set up to have __________.
Balance of power
A chiefdom is a group of tribes under one leader, or chief. The position of chief __________.
Stayed in families
To provide safety, justice, and welfare, every community, past and present, has a form of __________.
Government