Topic 4-Lesson 3 The Peoples of North America

Largest cliff-dwelling of the ancient Puebloans which is in present-day Colorado

• potlatch

• pueblos

• kiva

• Mesa Verde

Large underground chamber used for religious ceremonies and political meetings

• kiva

• pueblo

• adobe

• potlatch

Civilizations known for creating giant earthworks

• Puebloans

• Adena and Hopewell

• Mississippians

• Natchez

Located in present-day Illinois, this was the greatest Mississippian center

• Pueblo Bonito

• Mesa Verde

• Cahokia

• kiva

What culture developed in the northern parts of Canada, often called the Eskimo

• Inuit

• Natchez

• Mississippians

• Pima

Ceremony developed by peoples of the Northwest Coast in which a person of high rank and wealth distributes lavish gifts to a large number of guests

• adobe

• kiva

• potlatch

• earthworks

Political group known as the Five Nations

• Natchez

• Iroquois League

• Cahokia

• Democracy

The group of Native Americans that live in the Northeast region spoke what language

• Quechua

• Cuzco

• kiva

• Iroquois

The ancestral Puebloans were also known as the

• Anasazi

• Iroquois

• Hohokam

• Pima

What was the initial purpose of the Iroquois League in the Northeast?

• to unite under one ruling emperor

• to share resources amongst neighboring tribes

• to create a unified front against potential invaders

• to prevent war amongst tribes in the Iroquois cultural group