S.S. Ch. 1 Native Americans

a system of bringing water to dry fields

• economy

• league

• irrigation

• hunter-gatherers

• adapt

to change in order to survive different conditions

• irrigation

• league

• economy

• hunter-gatherers

• adapt

a group whose member nations share the same goals

• irrigation

• league

• economy

• hunter-gatherers

• adapt

a system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods

• irrigation

• league

• economy

• hunter-gatherers

• adapt

they traveled to find food, rather than stay in one place

• irrigation

• league

• economy

• hunter-gatherers

• adapt

How do most experts think the first people came to North America?

• by walking across a land bridge between Asia and North America

• by sailing from Europe

• by sailing from Japan

• Humans were always in North America

Native Americans in the Southwest developed agriculture. The Inuit created the kayak and used their cold environment to their advantage. The Maya created a system of writing and a calendar. Which statement BEST summarizes these facts?

• Native Americans used European civilizations as the basis for their own.

• There were no Native American cultures when the Europeans arrived.

• Native Americans adapted to their environment and developed diverse cultures.

• All Native Americans were hunter-gatherers.

Which answer BEST explains why early Native Americans spread throughout North America?

• They wanted to find a sea route to Asia.

• hey were fleeing the Vikings, who had come to conquer North America.

• Before they started farming, they followed animal herds across the continent.

• They hoped to spread Christianity to all of the people in the continent.

Which of the following is an example of a North American economy?

• The Mound Builders built huge earthen structures.

• The Maya developed a system of tracking the sun, moon, and stars.

• The Pueblo of the Southwest sought help and advice from spirits they called kachinas.

• The Powhatans built canoes and tools to catch fish in the waters that surrounded their homeland.

Which of the following is an example of ways Native Americans changed their environments to improve their lives?

• he Mayans studied the moon, stars, and the sun.

• Native Americans burned shrubs so that grasses would grow. The grasses attracted deer.

• Native American women played the main role in raising children.

• Native Americans from different regions spoke different languages.