REVIEW TRMS 6th Grade Topic 2 Lessons 1-4 Flashcard

Front

What generalization can be made by comparing the lifestyle of the Inuit of the Arctic to the lifestyle of the Natchez in the Southeast?

Back

Contrasting environments greatly influenced their ways of life.

Front

As a dwelling, what advantage did the tepee offer to the hunters of the Great Plains?

Back

It could be moved from place to place.

Front

What environmental change allowed people to travel by land between Asia and North America?

Back

the formation of ice sheets on land

Front

In which of the following types of home did Northeastern peoples live? pueblo, igloo, tepee, wigwam

Back

wigwam

Front

Which early American Indian group is referred to as mound builders?

Back

Mississipians

Front

Which of the following best describes a potlatch? a culture region, a social gathering, a religious ritual, a type of dwelling

Back

a social gathering

Front

How did the Ancient Puebloans adapt to their physical environment?

Back

They built networks of ditches to irrigate the desert.

Front

How did the Ancestral Puebloans respond to long droughts?

Back

They left their villages and moved closer to water sources.

Front

The main purpose of the Iroquois League was to

Back

end warfare among its members

Front

Scientists rely heavily upon what kind of evidence to learn about early American Indians like the Mississippians?

Back

artifacts