Early N. American facts Flashcards
What is Beringia and what did it connect?
A dry land bridge that connected different continents
Who are the Inuit?
They used blocks to snow to build shelters and hunted for fish
What are the homes of cliff dwellers like?
They are on the sides of a cliff and rooms are stacked
Ancestral Pueblo (some facts about them)
Used adobe for their houses and had religious ceremonies
Which states make up the Four Corners
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado
What is different about Mound Builders versus Inuit
Mound Builders settled in one place versus the Inuit who moved around
Who are the survivors (Descendants) of the Mound Builders
They are the Native Americans known as the Creek Nation
What are the Navajo well know for?
Their weaving skills and they make up the largest Native American nation in the United States today
Why did Native Americans die rapidly?
Because of war and diseases
Fact about the Sequoyah
He created the written language of the Cherokee. Created a set of symbols so the Cherokee language could be written and read.
The three sisters
Corn, beans, and squash
Why was the Haudenosaunee Confederacy formed
To stop the fighting between 5 nations/tribes. By creating the Confederacy they became powerful as a group.
What are the three ways hides can be used
Clothing, teepees, and blankets
