Indigenous Cultures of North America Chapter Review

Front

Using the map, which statement BEST describes the location where the Mound Builders first settled? South, the West coast of the United States, the Eastern part of the United States, Mexico

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the Eastern part of the United States

Front

Who were the first indigenous people of North America?

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The Clovis

Front

What is 'The Three Sisters'?

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The name for corn, squash, and beans that are all grown together in order to help each other grow.

Front

Which BEST explains why the Clovis Culture and the Folsom Culture didn't hunt for the same animals?

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The climate warmed between the development of the two groups, so larger mammals (like mammoths) were extinct by the time the Folsom developed.

Front

Which indigenous group held religious rituals called "raindances" to please the gods and ask them to deliver rain?

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The Ancestral Pueblo

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What is one difference between the Clovis culture and the Folsom culture?

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They each created different technologies because they hunted different animals.

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In what way did agriculture impact the lives of early Americans?

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They had a stable food supply that could support more permanent settlements.

Front

A device used to throw a spear

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Atlatl

Front

A land bridge that connected Asia to North America

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Beringia

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A large, prehistoric elephant-like animal covered with hair

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Mammoth