T2-L1-North American Indians

Put a check by ways the first people reached North America during the last ice age.

• Lower sea levels exposed the Bering Land Bridge. Nomadic tribes may have followed herds in the New World.

• Travelling in caravans from Africa.

• Lower sea levels exposed the Bering Land Bridge. Ancient peoples may have followed the coastline from Asia to North America.

• Surfing from Spain to South America.

• Flying in glider airplanes over the Bermuda Triangle and landing in Alaska.

Put a check by conditions that the Inuit and other Arctic cultures had to adapt to...

• Long, icy, dark winters.

• Hunted caribou, moose, and forages for small summer plants.

• Used kayaks to hunt seals, walruses, and whales.

• Farmed during the summer to have enough vegetables during the winter.

• Slept under the stars year round, with no shelter to protect them from the elements.

Totem poles were built near family homes to...

• relate important events and individuals in the family's history.

• scare away demons and bad spirits.

• point to the tribe's burial grounds, which was their source of power.

• show their status and wealth in the tribe.

Match the type of Native American dwelling with the correct Tribe/Culture.

• Arctic/Inuit

• pueblo

• Plains/Lakota

• tepee

• North Eastern/Algonquian

• wigwam

• Southwest/Navajo

• longhouse

• North Eastern/Iroquois

• igloo

This cermony held by Native Americans in the North West, often included the showering of guests with gifts.

• potlatch

• sachem

• adobe

• totcho

Which group relied on buffalo for food & clothing?

• Great Plains

• Eastern Woodlands

• Southwest

• Arctic