chapter 1: Lesson 1 Ancient American Indian Civilizations

a person who moves often in search of food

• culture

• irrigation

• nomad

a system for bringing water to dry fields

• irrigation

• adapt

• league

The Cliff Dwellers used irrigation to move water in _____.

• buckets

• rainwater

• canals

• pots

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

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

• sailing from Europe

• sailing from Japan

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

• They wanted to find a sea route to Asia.

• They followed the animals.

• They were fleeing the Vikings..

The bison was the important economy for what region?

• Great Plains

• Southwest
• Plains
• Pacific Northwest

A person who moves often in search of food is

• a nomad.
• a council.
• an adaptation.
• a cookie monster.

One way the people who lived in this region (Inuit) were able to survive was by

• hunting and fishing for their food

• building larges steps to provide flat land to grow food

• using irrigation techniques in order to give themselves more land to grow food

• cutting down large trees and plants then burning them to put the nutrients back into the soil

The Mound Builders lived in mild weather:

• near the ocean

• near lakes, rivers, or the ocean

• in an extremely harsh climate

• far from other native peoples

a system for bringing water to dry fields:

• culture

• irrigation

• nomad

• league