Chapter 1-Native American Civilizations

What does the word migrate mean?

• to leave

• to move

• to stay

• to sleep

What does the word hunter-gathers mean?

• someone who is vegetarian

• someone who hunts animals and collects wild plants for food

• someone who only farms for food

• someone who only kills animals for food

What does the word agriculture mean?

• the system of harvesting crops

• the system of watering crops

• the system of planting crops

• the system of growing and harvesting crops

What does the word irrigation mean?

• the practice of using a sprinkler to water the crops

• the practice of bringing water to fields by means of ditches

• the practice of using fertilizer to grow crops

• the practice of bringing water to the field by using buckets

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

• Their gods told them to keep moving.

• They used irrigation to farm.

• They thought their were more resources if they kept moving.

• They followed animal herds across the continent.

The land bridge theory says humans arrived in North America from what continent?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

Word used to describe people who move from place to place during different seasons to find available food. 

• cultural regions
• artifacts
• nomadic
• cultures

Where was the Land Bridge located?

• Between Northern Europe and Canada

• Between Russia and Alaska

• The Atlantic Ocean

• Between Africa and Asia

What is one reason groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures?

• They adapted to their environment in different ways

• They came to America from different parts of the world.

• They wanted to be different from other groups.

• All Native American groups were the same .

This house was called a ________.

• longhouse

• plank house

• adobe

• wigwam