Native Americans

Question 1

Archeology

Answer 1

Study of artifacts to learn about people

Question 2

Artifact

Answer 2

Objects left behind by people

Question 3

Nomad

Answer 3

A person who moves around and settles to follow their food

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

Way of life

Question 5

Civilization

Answer 5

A highly developed society

Question 6

Adapt

Answer 6

To change over time to become better fitted to your enviorment

Question 7

Wampum

Answer 7

A belt signifying peace between the 5 tribes
~ Mohawk
~ Seneca
~ Oneida
~ Onondaga
~ Cayuga

Question 8

Explain the importantance of Beringia.

Answer 8

It was one of the ways that the nomads traveled from Asia to America

Question 9

Where was the Mayan civilization located?

Answer 9

Modern day Southern Mexico and Central America

Question 10

What are some of the achievements of the Maya?

Answer 10

~ Written language
~ Number system with 0
~ Astronomy - created calenders
~ Pyramid with steps and temple on top

Question 11

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

Answer 11

Central Mexico

Question 12

What were some of the achievements of the Aztec?

Answer 12

~ Floating gardens (chinapas)
~ Causeways
~ Aquedects
~ Had doctors and surgeons
~ Had both lunar and sun calenders

Question 13

Where was the Incan civilization located?

Answer 13

Andes mountains

Question 14

What are some important achievements of the Inca?

Answer 14

~ Irrigation systems
~ Roadways
~ Made terraces along the mountains
~ 12 month calender

Question 15

Why did many different cultures develop in North America?

Answer 15

It depended on where they lived and what they had to do to adapt to where they were

Question 16

Why is Hiawatha known as the “unifier”?

Answer 16

He was the one who went to the tribes to convince them to come together

Question 17

What was the purpose of the League of the Iroquois? (Iroquois Confederacy)

Answer 17

The purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy was to unify the 5 tribes in order to stop the fighting and wars between them and to become stronger together

Question 18

Far North
Tribe Name?
Shelter?
Food?
Other important info?

Answer 18

Tribe name ~ Inuit
Shelter ~
Summer - Tents
Winter - Igloos
Food ~ Hunted - Caribou, whales, seals
Other important info ~ Nomads, Men & Women had different jobs, strong family ties, oral literature

Question 19

Great Plains
Tribe Name?
Shelter?
Food?
Other important info?

Answer 19

Tribe name ~ Sioux
Shelter ~ Temporary tents made from buffalo skins and wooden poles
Food ~ Buffalo meat, nuts and berries
Other important info ~ Nomads, children played games such as buffalo hunt to train

Question 20

Eastern Woodlands
Tribe Name?
Shelter?
Food?
Other important info?

Answer 20

Tribe name ~ Iroquois
Shelter ~ Longhouses
Food ~ Planted corn, squash, beans, pumpkins, & gourd, Hunted and gathered
Other important info ~ Permanent homes, Animism

Question 21

SouthEast
Tribe Name?
Shelter?
Food?
Other important info?

Answer 21

Tribe name ~ Cherokee
Shelter ~ Chickees, wigwams
Food ~ fish, turkey, rabbit, turtles, deer, bison, bear, corn, squash, beans, berries & nuts
Important info ~ Worshipped dear god, wore deerskin in the summer and cotton and fur in winter