Life for North America's First Peoples

Rivers were the highways for the tribes of North America.

• True

• False

American Indians mainly used

• an alphabet

• spoken words

• symbols

• sign language

An example of American Indian records are

• blogs

• diaries

• journals

• petroglyphs

Petroglyphs are images carved into wood.

• True

• False

Products from the land were communal and

• held

• owned

• sacrificed

• shared

One economic activity of Pre-Columbian North America was

• a trading system

• living in a tribe

• peace

• forming confederacies

American Indians did not believe in __________.

• celebrations

• owning land

• creating art

• trading with other tribes

Many tribes use this name to describe the Earth.

• Father Earth

• Earth Father

• Mother Earth

• Earth Mother

Pre-Columbian American Indians felt a deep connection to the land.

• True

• False

Many American Indian holidays honored the sun, rain, and __________.

• harvest

• moon

• water

• wind