Vocabulary
Historians know a lot about prehistoric Indians because of ___________________, the study of societies before the arrival of written records?
archaeology
Why are the earliest Americans known as prehistoric Indians?
Because they did not have a written language.
A subdivision of a tribe?
Moiety
In most historic Indian cultures who did the hunting and fishing?
Men
Which of the following was the most important food for Native Americans?
Corn
Archaeologists look at human made items called ________________ to determine how people lived?
Artifacts
Which early American Indians created Clovis points?
Paleo Indians
A sacred symbol belonging to a family group
Totem
Name one of the two types of homes Historic Indians in Louisiana used.
Wattle and daub or Palmetto
A holy person to the Louisiana Indians?
Shaman
A tool that made spears move faster?
Atlatl
Which early American Indians were nomadic?
Paleo Indians
Pile of shells, animal bones, and other waste?
Midden
Which of the following was not a reason historic Indians used rivers: Drinking water, Washing horses, Trading, or Fishing?
Washing horses
Which group of early American Indians were full-time farmers?
Neo-Indians
Lifestyle of moving a lot
Nomadic
What technological advancement improved cooking options for prehistoric Indians?
Pottery
An alliance of individual settlements bonded under one head chief?
Confederation
Why did historic Indians have more permanent settlements than prehistoric Indians?
Agriculture meant Indians had to be sedentary.
Pile of shells, animal bones, and other waste?
Midden
Historians know more about the ________________ of the prehistoric Indians because they had written records?
Descendants
To preserve history, American Indians used ____________ traditions to pass down legends?
Oral
A popular game among historic Indians?
Chunkey
How is the diet of historic Indians similar to the diet of the average American today?
Corn is a significant part of the American diet.
European accounts of early American Indians often contained __________ which makes their accounts subjective?
Bias