Native Americans Updated 2020-21

The first Americans came to America..

• from Asia

• across a land bridge

• about a 100 years ago

• following animals

The Desert SW Natives modified (changed) their environment by using their land for _________________,

however, they had to ______________ to water their crops.

• hunting buffalo, build canoes

• farming, dig ditches called irrigation

• cutting down trees, hunt animals

• fishing, do rain dances

The Natives of the Desert SW adapted to their environment by...

• building houses out of logs

• building homes out of adobe

• fishing for most of their food

• using tree bark for clothing

The Natives of the Eastern Woodlands modified (changed) their environment by ...

• using the land for farming

• hunting animals

• catching fish

• cutting down trees for homes and canoes

A matriarchal society _____________ (fill in the blank)

• Is led by a king
• Is led by a council of elders
• have the same religious beliefs
• Is led by women

This is home was common among Native Americans from what region?

• The Great Plains
• The Southwest
• The Pacific Northwest
• The Eastern Woodlands

This group of Native Americans rarely did any hunting and relied on farming for food.

• The Pacfic Northwest
• The Great Plains
• The Southwest
• The Eastern Woodlands

Which of these were united by the same culture and language?

• Algonquin
• Iroquois
• Both

What did the Iroquois call themselves?

• Haudenosaunee
• Algonquin
• Mohegan
• Hopi

Pueblos in the Southwest were made out of ___________

• Carved Stone
• Adobe
• Wooden Planks
• Buffalo Hide