native americas

Where did the Pacific Northwest Coast Native Americans live?

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• dark green

• blue

• red

Where did the Native Americans of the Southwest live?

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• light green

• pink

• blue

Within which region did the Eastern Woodland Native Americans reside?

• dark green

• light green

• red

• pink

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

Migration may have been possible because of a land bridge that is today covered by the waters of the Bering Sea.

What does the word migration mean in the sentence above?

• The way people live

• The way people use resources to mee their needs

• A movement of people

• A system of leaders and laws that help people live together.

What is the main reason that early peoples in the America’s began to live in larger, more settled villages?

• They developed agriculture

• They found dependable water sources.

• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.

• They needed protection from warring peoples

What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero?

• The Adena

• The Ancient Puebloan

• The Mayan

• The Olmec

What was a major purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to trade goods

• to lead religious ceremonies

• to resolve conflicts among people and groups

• to establish a common language for communication.

After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians?

• buffalo

• fish

• rivers

• trees

Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast?

• grass

• corn

• wood

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