Migration
According to the most likely explanation, the first Americans reached North America by walking across this natural pathway from Asia.
Land bridge from Asia
To adapt to an environment means to do this.
Adjust/change the way they live to fit the land/environment
The Cahuilla lived in the hot, dry area of present-day southern California. Which region did they live in?
Desert Southwest
An economy is the way a group does what with goods?
Makes and trades goods
Many early American Indian groups made important decisions through leaders or a ______.
Council
People spread south through North America over time. What were they most likely looking for as they moved?
Warmer land and food/resources
Which is an example of modifying the environment: wearing warm clothes, moving with buffalo, or digging canals to bring water to crops?
Digging canals to bring water to crops
Why did civilizations such as the Maya and Aztec grow larger?
Farming allowed them to produce enough food to feed more people.
A Woodland group has more animal furs than it needs. What could it do with the extra furs?
Trade the extra furs for things they need
Many groups believed that animals had spirits. What might a hunter do because of this belief?
Pray or give thanks before/after the hunt
True or False: The first Americans most likely flew over the frozen ocean to reach North America.
False
A group lives in a cold environment and changes the way it lives to survive there. Is this adaptation or modification?
Adaptation
What does culture mean?
The way of life shared by a group of people
Which activity would be most important to a stationary farming group?
Farming
In many early American Indian groups, jobs were often decided based on this.
Gender
Why would groups of people migrate to new areas?
Possible answers: finding food, finding better land, escaping difficult conditions, following animals/resources
What is the difference between adapting to an environment and modifying an environment?
Adaptation = changing the way you live to fit the environment. Modification = changing the environment to meet your needs.
Why did different American Indian groups develop different cultures?
Groups lived in different environments and had different experiences, resources, traditions, and ways of life.
How could trading help an American Indian group's economy?
Trading allowed groups to exchange goods they had for goods they needed.
How is making decisions together different from having one person make every decision?
Shared decision-making involves multiple people discussing and deciding rather than one person having all the power.
Imagine a group keeps moving into new areas where they can find food and warmer land. What does this tell us about why people migrated?
They were likely following resources such as food and suitable land.
Give one example of how an early American Indian group could have adapted to its environment.
TDB
Give one reason that the culture of a group living in a desert might be different from the culture of a group living in a forest.
TDB
Explain how the environment could affect the economy of an American Indian group.
TBD
Describe one way members of an American Indian group could share power or make decisions together.
Answers vary; e.g., leaders or a council discuss issues and make decisions together.