History Test Flashcards
Who were aboriginals
People that inhabited a land first
What influenced the arrival of the aboriginals and what did they cross?
They were influenced through climate changes that caused glaciers to melt they crossed the Bering straight which is now underwater.
What is nomadic?
They moved from place to place and built different homes every time they moved
What is sedentary?
They stayed in one place and had one home
What were the 3 linguistic groups?
Inuit, Algonquin, Iroquoian
Where do the Inuits stay in America?
In the Arctic
Where did the Algonquins stay in America?
In the eastern subarctic
What did nomadic men and women do?
Men: hunted and fished
Women: gathered (roots, berries and seeds)
What did nomads live in? Winter and summer?
Wigwams in summer and Igloos in winter
Did nomads travel in big or small groups?
Small groups
Did the nomads have a simple or complex social structure?
Simple
What’s nuclear family?
Your immediate family (parents and kids)
What was the climate like for the Inuits in the arctic?
1) It was harsh
2) the grounds were permanently frozen
3) there was every little vegetation
What did the nomadic diet consist of?
Mostly sea mammals, seal and walrus
How did the nomads transport and travel on water in summer?
Kayaks and umiaks
What was another theory about how people arrived in America earlier?
Coastal migration: people that traveled along the coast and left Asia and other people waited for the glaciers to melt.
What were some of the cases of the climate of the algonquins in the eastern subarctic?
1) less harsh than the arctic
2) Sparse forests, mostly coniferous trees
Where algonquins nomadic or sedentary?
Nomadic
What did the Algonquins hunt in winter and fall?
Caribou, Moose, deer
What did the Algonquins do in summer and spring but not in winter and fall?
They fished and gathered
Where did the Algonquins sleep?
In wigwams
Were the Algonquins a Patriarchal or a matriarchal society? And what are they?
They lived in a patriarchy which means the men were the leader and the heads of the family. The bravest ones were chiefs.
Where did the Iroquois live in America?
The northeast
What was the Iroquoian climate like?
It was more moderate
Winters were harsh but summers were hot
Lots of vegetation in the summer