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American Indians (6th)

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What is the study of ancient people and how they lived in the past?archaeology
What time frame did the first people migrate to America?11,000-18,000 years ago
Evidence from Cactus Hill suggests early peoplearrived how many years ago?18,000 years ago
Some People think the first peopel arrived in North America by crossibg a land bridge from which continent?Asia
What body of water now covers this land bridge?Bering Strait
Whsere in the US is one of the earliest archaeological sites (think VA)Cactus Hill
What river is located on?Nottoway River
What group of American inhabited present day Alaska and northern Canada?Inuit
What group of American inhabited the eastern part of North America?Iroquois
What group of American inhabited the Pacific Noethwest CoastKwakiutl
What area did the Pueblo inhabit?Southwest
What group of American Indians inhabited the Great Plains?Lakota
Which group of Indians lived in plank houses made of cedar wood?Kwakiutl
Which tribe relied on buffalo t meet most of ther basic needs?Lakota
What are three foods grown by Indians in America (hint "three sisters")Corn , beans, and squash
What best describes the environment of the Inuit?Artic areas with below freezing temps
What climate did the Kwasiutls have?Mild and rainy
What type of shelter did the Iroquios live in?Longhouses made from wood and bark
Which tribe made adobes?Pueblo
Which Indian tribe live in in tipis and moved from place to place?Lakota
Which Indian tribe lived in igloosInuit
Which Indian tribe lived in the hot deserts of the Southwest?Pueblo
Which Indian tribe carved totem poles from big logs?Kwakiutl
What does a plank house look like?pieces of wood
Which Indian tribe would be least likely to farm?Iniut
Which two Indian tribes were "most" likely to have homes of wood?Iroquois and Kwakiutl
What tribe would be located in the Coastal Range region?Kwakiutl
What tribe is located in the Appalachian Highlands region?Iroquois
What tribe is located in the Basin and Range region?Pueblo
What was the eastern part of North America called that was inhabited bu American Indians?Eastern Woodlands
What indian tribe was associated with dry grasslands, horses, bison, and tipis?Lakota
Whiche tribe wold be associated with Arizona, New Mexico, desert, cliffs and adobe houses?Pueblo
Why did Iroquois live in wooden homes?Lots of trees
Iroquois houseLonghouse
Lakota hometipi
Inuit homeigloo
PuebloAdobes
What two facotrs affected the was American Indians tribes met their basic needs?Geography and climate
What is a similarity of all North American Indians?Used environment to obtain food, clothing and shelter
What did American Indians use animal skins and plant fibers to make?clothing
What did Indians use adobe, stones, animal skins, and wood to make?Shelters, homes
List 3 natural resources.Bison, berries, fish, trees
How did geography and climate affect the way American Indians met their basic needs?They fished, hunted, and harvested crops for food and made shelters out of resources found in their environment


6/7th Grade SS Teacher
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