Native Americans

What does the land bridge theory explain?

• How Native Americans learned to farm
  
• Why glaciers may have caused water levels to drop.
  
• How early people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas.
  
• Why animals such as mammoths may have become extinct.
  

In what way were Native American tribes similar?

• They adapted to their environment.
• They lived in the Northeastern part of North America.
• They spoke the same language.
• They hunted and ate the same food.

What caused the earliest people to move frequently?

• to explore the world
• to follow their food source
• to escape the cold
• to find the land bridge

What was the Native American’s relationship with nature?

• They lived separated from nature
  
• They felt a deep respect for nature.
  
• They avoided killing animals and plants.
  
• They used the resources of nature without showing respect.

What does a culture include?

• history and government
  
• ethnic groups and geography
  
• education and language
• beliefs and religion
  

How did most American Indians meet their basic food needs?

• trading with other countries
  
• traveling to a nearby town
  
• buying goods from colonial settlers
  
• using resources in the environment
  

In which type of home did the early Eastern Woodlands Indians most often live?

• igloo
• cabin
• teepee
• longhouse

Why did American Indians living on the Great Plains live in teepees?

• to follow herds of animals
• to stay near other tribes
  
• to move to a better climate
  
• to stay near their crops
  

Why did Native Americans in the Great Plains frequently migrate?

• they were looking for new areas with gold and silver.
  
• they were following and hunted the buffalo herds.
  
• they needed new lands for farming.
• they were looking for better trade routes.
  

In what region of the country is the Great Plains located?  

• Midwest
• Northeast
• Southwest
• Northwest