Chapter 1 Flashcards
What were the Archaic Indians known for?
Hunting smaller game with traps, nets, and hooks
What was common among Ancient Native Tribes in North America?
A culture developed according to local natural environments.
Hopewell culture declined because…
Farming and new weapons made central authority unnecessary.
How did Early Woodland Indians get food?
by harvesting wild corn
What are the 3 Eastern Woodland groups?
Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Muskogean
Why didn’t nomads use pottery?
It was too heavy to carry.
How to historians study the past?
By reading written documents to see the attitudes of a people.
How did Native American cultures adapt to the extinction of big game?
Paleo-Indians began foraging wild plant foods.
What weakness did the Spanish conquerors exploit to conquer the Mexican Empire?
The empires subjects did not see the Mexica as fair or good rulers.
Why did the Hohokam use irrigation canals?
They allowed biannual painting and harvesting.
What resource did the Archaic Northwest people take advantage of to survive and trade?
Fish
Why did Archaic Cultures in the Southwest start using agriculture?
The supply of wild plant food was highly unreliable.
What was the League of Five Nations?
A confederation of the Iroquoian Tribes for war and diplomacy.
What do the burial mounds show us about the Hopewell Chiefdom?
It’s trade network stretched across the continent.
Why did Native people in California stay hunters and gatherers even after the Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?
Lots of food supply from both land and ocean.
