Definitions
a person who moves often in search of food
nomad
How do most experts think the first people came to North America?
by walking across a landbridge
What did the Native American culture believe that their children were connected to?
The spirit world.
Where did the Powhatan people live?
In the Southeast.
10,000 years ago people started to plant crops. They were able to live in one place and survive. Planting and raising crops would be called what?
Agriculture
a system for bringing water to dry fields
irrigation
The Iroquois nation formed a union of nations called a league. They were from where?
The Northern Woodlands
What did many Native American religions believe?
Native American groups believed that animals and the earth had spirits.
What did the Native Americans in the Southwest develop?
Agriculture
What did Native Americans do in California to change the environment to improve their lives?
They burned shrubs so that frasses would grow. These new grasses would attract deer.
a set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group
culture
Who charted the sun, moon, and stars to create a very accurate calendar?
The Maya civilization
What is a people's way of life that includes their art, rules, beliefs, and history?
Culture
Which Native American group lived in the Southeast region of North America?
The Powhatans.
Why did early Americans spread from the far North of North America to the rest of the continent?
They followed wild animal herds to get food. The herds would travel to different locations.
a group whose member nations share the same goals
league
What did the Native American culture first do in order to survive before staying in one place?
They followed animal herds across the continent.
What is a role from women in Native American societies?
Making clothing and other household goods.
What did the Inuit create and use to their advantage?
Kayak and the cold environment they lived in.
What are some examples of Native American economies hat were based on geography and environment?
Bison, fishing, and trading.
to change in order to survive the conditions faced
adapt
What could be an example of a Native American economy?
Powhatans built canoes and tools to catch fish in the water that surrounded their homeland. (Anything that has to do with ways the Native American people could have traded.)
What did Councils do and who made up a council normally?
Councils made decisions. They were normally made up of the society's leaders.
Native Americans did what to their environment and developed what before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans ADAPTED to their environment and developed DIVERSE CULTURES before the Europeans arrived.
Give two examples of concepts that were important in Native American religions.
Children and the roles of men and women.
Everything the Native Americans did revolve around the earth and land.