North Carolina Natives

During the Paleo Indian period in NC, Woolly Mammoths were the most common animal at that time. The Woolly Mammoth coexisted with early humans. They used its bones and tusks for making art, tools, and dwellings.

What is another word for dwellings?

• houses

• baskets

• jewelry

• food

Paleo Indians were nomadic hunters, which meant they lived their life hunting and gathering food with no permanent home.

Which of the following statements is true?

• Nomadic hunters lived in villages.

• Nomadic hunters built large houses.

• Nomadic hunters did not have permanent homes.

• Nomadic hunters built cities.

These skilled hunters used spears thrown by hand, or by an atlatl (a tool for throwing spears), to make their kill.

What tool is similar to an atlatl?

• bow and arrow

• gun

• knife

• stick

The early natives had a main crop they grew every year called the Three Sisters: corn, beans, and squash. The Three Sisters lived inside the wigwam all winter.

What is another word for wigwam?

• apartment building

• hut or tent

• mansion

• library

The seeds would soak in medicine before returning to the ground for planting. The crows hated the medicine, so they would not eat fruit grown from seeds soaked in it.

Why did the Paleo Indians soak seeds in medicine?

• It made the crops taste better.

• So the crows would not eat the crops.

• They enjoyed soaking things in medicine.

• They did not soak seeds in medicine.

Early American Indians in North Carolina can be divided into three groups - Siouan, Iroquoian and Algonquian. These groups of people spoke different languages and lived in different parts of the Coastal Plain, but shared similar resources.

Why did these tribes share similar resources?

• They did not share similar resources.

• They all lived in the same region of NC.

• They liked the same things.

• They spoke the same languages.

Many Coastal Plain villages were built along the banks of rivers or streams and were often built on high ground to keep them safe from floods. Palisades, walls made from tall wooden poles, protected villages from enemy attacks.

Why did Coastal Plain villages build their homes on high ground?

• To keep them safe from enemy attacks.

• To keep them safe from floods.

• To keep them safe from walls.

• They did not build their homes on high ground.

Coastal natives made pottery from powdered clay mixed with shells, gravel, or sand. Baskets were constructed from reeds found near streams. Wampum, shell beads, were strung together to make jewelry, and sap from maple trees was collected to make maple syrups and candies.

What is wampum?

• syrup and candy

• clay mixed with shells

• shell beads

• reeds

Corn was the most popular food of the time in the Coastal Plains. Women would use it to make bread, soup, and cakes. A favorite way to eat corn was right off the cob or as popcorn.

Which answer choice is not one of the ways natives would eat corn?

• Off the cob

• Popcorn

• Bread

• Oatmeal

Wigwams were not only living quarters but also where all the cooking took place during the winter months. A small hole was left in the roof to allow the smoke from cooking to escape.

Why did they leave a small hole in the roof?

• They did not leave a small hole.

• They liked to look at the stars.

• To allow smoke from cooking to escape.

• To look pretty.