Lesson 1 - Regions
Region of the US where native people depended on Bisons/Buffalo
Great Plains
The invention of this allowed early Americans to settle down and develop new cultures
Farming
Name the activity teams had to hit a rubber ball with their hips and where the losing team usually faced a terrible fate
Any variation of Aztec or Mayan ball game
The people of this region depended on aquatic animals and daily life revolved around staying warm
True or False:
Native legends often deal with important aspects of their daily lives
True
Region of the US where people used adobe to build thier houses in the desert
Southwest
Name the two theories that explain how people migrated to the Americas
The Land Bridge Theory (Walking) and the Coastal Theory (Sailing)
True or False:
Early North Americans were possibly influenced by the civilizations of Mesoamerica
True
The soil of this region is too rocky for farming, thus people depended mostly on animal populations
The West
What land features did Tallapus create so that the native people could catch fish?
Waterfalls
Region of the US where native people relied heavily on aquatic animals for food and warmth
North
Large land bridge that allowed early Americans to walk over to the Americas
Beringia or the Bering Land Bridge
Name these people who are well known for their wars to capture people for sacrifices to their gods and built their capital on a lake.
The Aztecs
These people formed a larger confederacy made from five tribes who wanted to settle their differences peacefully
The Iroquois
Name of the material southwestern people used to build their houses (its also the name of a computer software)
Adobe
Region of the United States that typically has better soil and is subdivided into North and South
Body of water that froze over to create the land bridge
Bering Strait
Name these people, who built their civilization through the Andes mountains using systems of roads and bridges
The Incas
This agreement established the Iroquois Confederacy and created the Grand Council. It would serve as inspiration for American colonists later on
The Great Law of Peace
What animals were the Comanche and coyote trying to set free
Buffalo
Subregion of the United States that heavily forested with lots of rain. People depend on fishing here. Extends from western Canada to Washington and Oregon
Northwest
Last Ice Age
Central Mexico and parts of Central America make up what cultural region where early civilizations lived
Mesoamerica
The people of this region of the US had much better soil, and thus established permanent villages and farms
The east
Name given to the Mississippi, Adena and Hopewell people, related to the structures that they built
Mound Builders