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Hunter-Gatherers
Native Americans of the West
Native Americans of the Plains
100
people who study the tools, bones and remains of ancient people.
What are archaeologists?
100
carved logs that are painted with symbols
What are totem poles?
100
The first Native Americans followed these in pursuit of food and clothing.
What are animals?
100
These animals were hunted by the Inuit of Alaska. (Name at least two)
What are walruses, seals, fish and whales?
100
When did horses spread to the Great Plains from the Southwest?
What is the 1700's?
200
frozen water formed into thick sheets of slow moving ice
What are glaciers?
200
special feasts at which guests, not hosts, receive gifts
What is a potlatch?
200
Archaeologists believe the first people to arrive in North America came over using this.
What is a land bridge?
200
Native Americans used these to cut fir and cedar trees.
What are stone axes?
200
This animal provided clothing and food to the Native Americans.
What are Bison?
300
populations that shared systems of trade, art, religion and science
What are civilizations?
300
move from one region to another
What is migrate?
300
The Ice Age ended
What is about 10,000 BC
300
These carvings told family stories amongst the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
What are totem poles?
300
Plains people used these to carry meat and skins back to camp which was sometimes a great distance away.
What are travois?
400
a systems of pipes and ditches that supplied water to dry land
What is irrigation?
400
dome-shaped homes for one family
What is a hogan?
400
This civilization settled in the steamy rain forests of southern Mexico.
Who are the Olmec?
400
The Tlingit people were wealthy because of these resources.
What are resources from the sea and forest?
400
The Lakota made these during the long, cold winters. (Name at least two.)
What are clothes, weapons, calendars and tools?
500
bricks made of mud and straw
What is adobe?
500
cone shaped homes made with long poles covered with animal hides
What is a teepee?
500
This civilization developed a system of mathematics and a form of writing called hieroglyphs.
Who are the Maya?
500
The Tlingit used these to travel to other areas for trading surplus supplies.
What are canoes?
500
The Plains boys showed courage by touching the enemy with this device.
What is a coup stick?