Life for North America's First Peoples

A ______ is a group of people connected by a common language, belief, land and culture.

• tribe

• chiefdom

• milpas

• dugout

______ are larger groups of distant relatives.

• Bands

• Milpas

• Dugouts

• Clans

American Indians mainly used ______ to communicate and preserve their historical traditions.

• an alphabet

• spoken words

• symbols

• sign language

An example of American Indian records are _______.

• blogs

• diaries

• journals

• petroglyphs

Petroglyphs are images carved in rock.

• true

• false

Products from the land were communal and ______ among the bands that lived there.

• held

• owned

• sacrificed

• shared

Describe the view held by American Indians on how the land and nature should be used.

Many American Indian tribes used _____ canoes for transport.

• aluminum

• fiberglass

• dugout

• steel

List 3 cultural characteristics of early American Indians. (Tell 3 things about their language, storytelling, art, clothing, food, ceremonies and celebrations)

Describe an American Indian innovation related to agriculture.