Key Terms
Ancient American Civilizations
Adapting to Different Places
Native American Cultures
Mixed Bag
100
A set of beliefs and way of life that is special to a particular group
What is Culture
100
People who travel to find food, by killing animals or finding plants and berries
Who are Hunter-Gatherers
100
A large animals that roamed the plains that many Native Americans depended on for survival
What is the Bison
100
A relative who lived in the past a long time ago
What is an Ancestor
100
The process of bringing water from one place to another
What is Irrigation
200
To travel from one place to another
What is Migrating
200
A complex culture that has made advances in learning, government, religion, and economics
What is a Civilization
200
A system by which a group makes, uses, and shares goods
What is an Economy
200
Systems for making rules and decisions, and to help guide a group of people
What is a Government
200
A type of home that some Native Americans used, that could be taken down quickly and moved to another location
What is a Tepee
300
Planting and raising your own food; Farming
What is agriculture
300
An example of an ancient civilization of Mexico around the year 1200, its capital city is Tenochtitlan
Who are the Aztecs
300
This Native American group depended on farming, and included tribes such as the Cherokee and Chikasaw
Who are the Southeast Native Americans
300
To help run a government, most groups had a decision making body, called a ___________
What is a council
300
This Native American group lived near large mounds they created
Who are the Mound Builders
400
To change to the environment around you
What is Adapt
400
An example of an ancient civilization in Central America between the years 300-900
Who are the Mayans
400
These Native Americans lived in the central portion of the country and depended mainly on Bison for survival and included tribes such as the Comanche and Cheyenne
Who are the Plains Native Americans
400
This tribe created a league, which was a large group of different tribes who shared the same goals
Who are the Iroquois
400
This group of native Americans from the southwest lived in apartment style houses made out of sun dried brick
Who are the Pueblos
500
People who move from place to place in search of food, with no permanent home
Who are Nomads
500
The theory of how the first people came to the Americas
What is the Land Bridge Theory
500
These Native Americans lived mainly off the sea by fishing, and included tribes such as the Makah and the Chinook
Who are the Pacific Northwest Native Americans
500
What most Native American religions were based on
What is Nature or the Environment around them
500
Name one role that men had and one role that women had in most Native American groups
What is Men- Hunted, Fought. Women- Took care of children, cleaned, cooked