American Indian Groups

How did the first Americans arrive?

• By foot across the Bering Land Bridge

• By boat along Alaska's pacific border

• By crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• By migrating from South America

What is an alternative theory for how the first Americans arrived?

• They arrived by crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• They arrived by foot across the Bering Land Bridge

• They arrived by boat along Alaska's pacific border

• They arrived by migrating from South America

What was the oral constitution of the Iroquois confederacy called, which was founded in 1142?

• Great Law of Peace

• potlatch

• Hohokam

• longhouses

What is the name of the confederacy formed by the Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, and Tuscarora tribes?

• Hohokam

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Apache Nation

What was the governing body of the Iroquois Confederacy?

• Council of Chiefs

• Great Law of Peace

• Clan Mothers

• Matrilineal Society

What was the basic unit of organization in Iroquois society?

• Clan

• Tribe

• Longhouse

• Council

Which tribe built 500 miles of irrigation canals and adobe buildings in Arizona?

• Hohokam

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Apache

• Navajo

What was the primary food source for tribes on the Pacific Northwest Coast?

• Salmon

• Deer

• Corn

• Berries

Which tribe was known for building cliff dwellings?

• Kuksu

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Hohokam

• Apache

What was the purpose of a potlatch in the Pacific Northwest Coast tribes?

• To showcase a leader's wealth and power

• To celebrate a bountiful harvest

• To commemorate a birth

• To honor the dead