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Early Native Americans
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Main Idea
100
One theory about how early people migrated from Asia to the Americas is that they used this.
What is a land bridge?
100
This area had a lot of mountains.
What is the Northwest Coast (or Pacific Northwest)
100
An easy-to-move dwelling that has walls made of animals hides.
What is a teepee?
100
The capital of this Native American group was Tenochtitlan.
What are the Aztecs?
100
Give the main idea of this paragraph: The Northwest Coast was rich in natural resources. Native Americans in the area got everything they needed from the land and water.
What is "the northwest had a lot of natural resources"?
200
One reason early people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas was to follow ____.
What is animals (food source).
200
This area was mostly hot and arid (dry).
What is the Southwest/Desert?
200
A permanent dwelling used in the Northeast Woodlands.
What is a longhouse?
200
The word to describe bringing water to fields through canals.
What is a irrigation?
200
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Shamans were important people in the Native American culture. They believed that shamans could cure them if they were ill. Shamans helped people by performing dances. They wore carved masks.
What is "Shamans were important in Native American culture"?
300
During the Ice Age, most early Americans live near ______ and ________ sources.
What are food and water?
300
This area has a lot of flat land.
What is the Great Plains?
300
Type of house used by the Inuits.
What are igloos?
300
The Mayans studied the skies and made this to be extremely accurate.
What is a calendar?
300
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Because food was easy to find, the Kwakiutl had time to carve and paint beautiful objects. Houses were made from cedar trees. They also carved totem poles and dugout canoes out of wood. They became master wood carvers.
What is "the Kwakiutl became master wood carvers"?
400
The earliest Americans all used these to survive.
What is using natural resources?
400
This area is where the Pueblo Indians lived.
What is the Southwast?
400
These houses were used by the Pueblo Indians in the Southwest.
What are adobe houses?
400
This group had a centralized government.
Who are the Aztecs?
400
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Kwakiutl clothing was made from cedar tree bark and animal fur. The coastal climate was mild, so they could often wear light clothing.
What is "they could wear light clothing because of the mild climate"?
500
This affected Native Americans' way of life and allowed them settle in one place.
What is agriculture?
500
This region was mostly wooded areas.
What is the Northern Woodlands?
500
This house is shaped like a dome. It is made from a wooden frame and covered with a woven mat and sheets of birch bark.
What is a wigwam?
500
The natural resource that provided seals, sea otters, and whales.
What is the ocean (water)?
500
Give the main idea of this paragraph: Three hundred years ago, there were 15,000 Kwakiutl. Today, there are only about 4,000. Many of the people work in logging, constuction, or fishing. They practice many of their old customs, such as potlatches, but also live in modern houses and go to see medical doctors.
What is "the Kwakiutl keep some old traditions but also have modern customs"?