Early Americans
Tribes
Geography
Vocabulary
Regions
100
Why did Early Americans migrate?

Weather was too cold, running out of resources

100

Largest Tribe in the United States

The Cherokee

100

What was the name of the land bridge that was followed into the new world?

The Bering Straight

100

Meaning "great differences"

Diversity

100

This region contained harsh cold weather

Arctic / Subarctic

200
What animal was hunted during the Ice Age?

Mammoths or Mastodons

200

This group lived in longhouses

The Iroqouis

200

What did the Bering Straight connect?

Siberia (Asia) and Alaska (North America)

200

A person who travels with no permanent home

Nomad

200

This region contained houses made of clay or adobe bricks

Southwest

300

What were the three most common crops grown by Early Americans?

The "Three Sisters" aka Corn, Squash and Beans.

300

Which Tribe was made up of many groups and lead by a Chief?

The Iroquois

300
Explain how the Bering Straight disappeared

The Ice Age ended, ice melted and water levels rose causing the iced over areas to disappear

300

Soft shoes made from leather

Moccasins

300

This region is where nomads lived

Great Plains

400

What were the jobs of men and women in each tribe?

Men - Hunt, Fish and Battle

Women - Gather , Care for Children

Both - Cook meals

400

Which Tribe settled in colder areas like Alaska?

The Inuits

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Name 3 things that happened after the Ice Age ended

Tribes were able to farm, Settle or build houses, hunt and gather new resources

400

Area where tribes share ways of life

Cultural Region

400

The tribes of this region built longhouses, canoes and hunted small forest animals.

Northeast Woodlands

500

What did early Americans use animal tendons for?

To sew clothing and blankets

500

Nickname for the Navajo

"Dine" or "The People"

500

Where did MOST of the tribes that migrated settle?

Most of them settled near warmer weather. Mexico and areas near South America were the most populated
500

What is The Migration Theory?

The theory that an ice bridge formed and allowed early hunters to cross over into what is now North America.
500

This region is where many totem poles were located and also contained mountain like structures with a "flat top"

Northwest / Plateau