Who
Who were the first Americans?
People that immigrated from the land bridge Beringia
Where did Columbus first land?
The Bahamas
What type of shelter did the Plains Indians live in?
tepee's and lodge dwellings
How did the climate affect the the movement of the first Americans?
Rising waters melted the ice, causing the movement to stop. It also encouraged movement south to find food by tracking big game to hunt.
What is the most accurate way to describe the first American as? Hunters & Gatherers, farmer or tradesmen?
Hunters & Gatherers
True or False, The Constitution cannot be changed
False
Where are the mounds found in the United States that were built by the lost tribes called the Mound Builders?
Ohio
"Inuit" is the word Eskimo people use for
Themselves
A good reason to study history is?
Studying history helps Americans better understand the diverse peoples in our background.
What trained professional would you hire to supervise the excavation of an Indian burial mound?
anthroplogy
historian
linguist
archaeologist
archaeologist
Why did the Europeans call the Indians savages?
The Europeans didn't understand their language and customs
According to historians, from where did the earliest arrivals to the Americas come?
They come from many places
Which is the following accurately describes the Anasazi people of Mesa Verde?
horse trainers
sailors
cliff dwellers
mound builders
cliff dwellers
A 9,000 year old skull was found in 1996. The discovering has shaken our understanding of early Americans because why?
It doesn't resemble today's Native Americans
What body of water was called "Fathers of Waters" by some Native Americans?
The Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Mississippi
In what Native American tribe were the women highly respected?
Inuit
Iroquois
Anasazi
Plains Indians
Iroquois
In which order do you find these major land forms in the United States ( from West to East or from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean)?
Pacific Ocean, Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada's, Great Lakes, Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean, Sierra Nevada's, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Appalachian Mountains
Totem Poles, Salmon fishing and armored made from cedar trees are all associated with Native Americans who lived in what region of the United States?
Northwest
All the following were important Native American inventions except
the atlatl
calendars
the canoe
the wheel
The wheel
What can we guess about the findings of obsidian, copper and pearls of the Hopewell Mounds?
That the Mound Builders traded with people in distant places.
False
Which tribe shares a similar government feature to the US government of Each tribe having its own laws and make up one nation?
Iroquois
The plains Indians depended on which animal for food and clothing?
buffalo
What are the 3 layers of the Earth from the center to the outside?
mantle, crust, core
core, crust, mantle
crust, core, magna
Core, Mantle, Crust
What is the definition of democracy?
The power belongs to the people being governed