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Vocabulary
Ancient American Civilizations
Native American Economies
Native American Cultures
Government & Religion
100
A set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group and include art, rules, and history
What is culture?
100
this is how the first Americans are believed to have arrived from Asia to North America
What is by walking across a land bridge between Asia and North America?
100
the animal the Great Plains people depended on to meet their needs
What is the bison?
100
Managed the family and home life and gathered, grew, and prepared food
What is the role of Native American women?
100
Native Americans believed that these two things had spirtits
What were the earth and animals?
200
To change in order to survive conditions faced
What is adapt?
200
Charted the sun, moon, and stars and used the information to create a very accurate calendar
Who are the Mayan civilizations?
200
the system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods
What is an economy?
200
hunted and did some farm chores
What was the role of Native American men?
200
Small groups often combined with other groups to form nations. When several nations join forces it is called this
What is a league?
300
a person who moves in search of food
What is a nomad?
300
They were following animal herds across the continent because they did not grow their own food at the time
What is the reason early Native Americans spread throughout North America?
300
Because of this, Native Americans could settle in one place for good. They no longer needed to migrate to find food.
What is farming? or agriculture?
300
protected the village and went on trade missions
What was the role of Native American men?
300
The best known league of 5 nations
What was the League of the Iroquois?
400
the planting and raising of crops
What is agriculture?
400
This North American native culture was known for its large, earthen structures
Who are the Mound Builders?
400
the culture region where the Powhatan lived
What is the Southeast?
400
Helped mothers and trained for adulthood through activities and games
Who were the Native American children?
400
discussed problems and made decisions for the league while trying to keep the peace among groups
What was the role of men in the League of Iroquois?
500
Group whose member nations share the same goals
What is a league?
500
North American culture that created the kayak and used the cold environment to their advantage
Who are the Inuit?
500
Built canoes and tools to catch fish in the waters that surrounded their homeland
Who are the Powhatan?
500
Believed to be connected to the spirit world
Who are Native American children?
500
Included leaders from all five groups and they made decisions for the entire group
What was the council of the League of the Iroquois?