On the Continent
Terms to Know
Name That Tribe!
Native Life
100
A theory on how man came to occupy the Americas (no, not them walking)

What is by boat/traveled to Americas by boat?

100

This is the term for Native people who first lived in an area

What are indigenous peoples?

100

The tribe that was in North America when the Pilgrims arrived in 1620

Who are the Wampanoag?

100

This mammal was used by the Indian tribes of the Plains for over 100 different purposes

What is the bison?

200

This is approximately how long ago mankind migrated from Asia to the Americas

What is 20,000-30,000 years ago?

200

This is the largest North American land mammal

What is a bison?

200

This tribe's name translates to "People of the First Light"

Who are the Wampanoag?

200

This is what most Native American creation stories involve

What are animals from their region?

300

This is the reason why so many languages were in the North American continent before the colonists arrive

What is many nations lived on the continent?

300

Refers to the time period that lowered sea levels more than 10,000 years ago

What is the Ice Age?

300

The name of the chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia

Who is Powhatan?

300

Both settlers and Native people in America used bison for these purposes

What are hides and meats?

400

This is a land bridge that formed over the Bering Strait which allowed the first peoples to cross into the North American continent

What is the Berengia?

400

The job title of a person who is an expert through studying the past by examining objects the people have left behind

What is an archeologist?

400

The tribe of Native American people that occupied what is now Southern California

Who are the Chumash?

400

Archeologists think the Wampanoag have been in North America for approximately this many years before settlers arrived

What is 12,000 years?

500

An ancient settlement of southern Indians (located near present day St. Lusi) that served as a trading center for 40,000 people at its peak in the year 1200 A.D.

What is Cahokia?

500

Name of the tribe who believed dolphins were their brothers and sisters

Who are the Chumash?

500

This is the reason why the Wampanoag population drastically reduced after the colonists arrived to North America

What is disease from rats found on the colonists' ships?