The First Americans
People who did not farm but collected edible plants and hunted for their food were called the
The first two civilizations in the Americas were in which present-day country?
Mexico
The homes of the Pubelo are called ____________.
Pueblos
The Native Americans of the Plains relied on which animal to make clothing, housing, tools, and jewelry?
American Bison
The Creek and the Iroquois lived in which landscape?
The woodlands
A person who studies the remains of ancient civilizations, including their artifacts, is called a
Archaeologist
Maya and the Olmec
Meant to keep cool in the hot desert sun, Pueblos are made of bricks of dried mud and clay called ___________.
Adobe
The arrival of this animal in the Americas greatly changed the way the Plains people hunted.
Horses
The Iroquois used a method of farming called
___________________________________, in which they cut down trees and burned away any undergrowth to clear room for crops.
Slash and burn farming
The Beringia Land Bridge disappeared at the end of the ice age when the ____________ melted, covering them in water
Glaciers
The Maya were talented builders and artisans. They built great stone structures in the form of what shape?
Pyramids
Which type of farming was ideal for desert environments, and involved building stone-lined pits to catch snow and rain and guide it towards crop?
Dry farming
The Native Americans of the plains lived in easily-transportable tents called
Tepees
The Navajo were known for their jewelry, made of blue stones called
Turqoise
The Beringia Land Bridge connects which two continents?
Asia and North America
The Olmec are known for their mathematical advancements, including understanding the concept of _____________.
zero
The three sisters crops are
Maiz or corn, squash and beans
The Native Americans of the Plains used this to tool to transport their tepees.
Travois
Iroquoi homes were large and could house several families. They were called
Longhouses