Geography &
Early Humans
Early Humans
Write down at least FIVE geographic features.
Moutains, Valleys, Deserts, Hills, Plateaus, Plains, Volcanoes, Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Bays, Islands, AND MANY MORE
A society where women held all the power, made important decisions, and appointed representative.
Matriarchal Society
This region is characterized by is grassy flat lands, and is home to many herds of buffalo which the Native Americans followed for food and resources.
Plains Region
What kind of homes did the Haudenosaunee and Natives of the Eastern Woodlands live in?
Longhouse
Which Cultural Region does present-day New York reside in today?
The Eastern Woodlands
How are geography & climate different?
Geography is the study of the physical land, while climate is the long-term temperature and weather trends in a given area.
A type of government where people choose leaders to make decisions and laws on their behalf.
Representative Government
This region is heavily forested and full of many rivers. As a result, the Native Americans who lived here relied on fishing as their main source of food.
Northwest Coast Region
What was the Great Law of Peace & what did it create?
The Great Law of Peace was a government that united the Five Nations in an alliance, creating the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
What is the name of that weird gadget Mr. Flood uses to wake up sleeping students?
The Sonic Screwdriver
Why did the first humans cross the Bering Strait from Asia to the Americas?
They were nomadic hunters following herds of animals.
New unified government created by the Five Nations under the Great Law of Peace.
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
This region had fertile soil and plenty of rainfall, which made it excellent for farming. The Natives who lived here were farmers who grew corn, beans, & squash.
Southeast Region
According to the Haudenosaunee Creation Myth, who helped to create the world as we know it?
Sky Woman, Sea Animals, Big Turtle, Sapling, & Flint.
What does the word Haudenosaunee mean?
People of the Longhouse
What is the first thing Mr. Flood always suggest you do when you see a map in your packet or on a test?
The ability to change or adjust to one's enviornment.
Adaptation
This region is heavily forested and has a temperate climate. The Natives who lived here built massive homes called longhouses to house the entire extended family.
Both have a representative government, and both have different levels of government.
What are THREE specific ways Natives of the Plains region used parts of the buffalo?
Bones to make weapons, hide to make clothing & teepees, meat for food, dung for fuel, skull for religious rituals, hair for rope, internal organs for bowls, horns for ladels and rattles, etc.
What are TWO pieces of evidence which historians use to support the Land Bridge Theory?
Fossilized plants covered in ash from a volcano that erupted during the Ice Age.
Clovis arrowheads found buried on both sides of the Bering Strait.
Physical traits of the Earth. Can include mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.
Geographic Feature
This region was defined by hot deserts and mesas. The Natives who lived here built homes out of sun-died mud bricks to keep cool in the brutal heat.
Southwest Region
Identify ALL Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, & Mohawk
Who was the first villain Scooby Doo & his friends ever unmasked?
The Black Knight