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20 Cards in this Set
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True or False: During the time of the Aztec and Maya, diverse civilizations were being developed in North America. |
True |
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What are two purposes of the mounds that were built by the mound builders? |
The mounds were used as burial sites and foundations for city buildings. |
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What dwelling did the Anasazi live in and why? |
The Anasazi lived in cliff dwellings for protection. |
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Hohokam |
highly-skilled farmers that dug irrigations canals in the deserts of present-day Arizona |
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What is culture? |
Culture is a way of life. |
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What are the basic needs/necessities of the Native Americans. |
The Native Americans met their basic needs by: Hunting Farming Gathering Fishing clothing shelter |
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What are the shared beliefs of the Native Americans. |
Many Native Americans believed that spirits dwelled in nature and these spirits were part of their daily lives. Their traditions reflected these beliefs. Native Americans also had strong oral traditions. Storytellers memorized history and beliefs and then recited them. Their tradition was passed on from generation to generation this way. |
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Far North |
Hunted marine mammals, hunted on kayaks, lived in ice shelters The people from the Far North, Arctic, lived in vast and harsh land. The people of the far north hunted marine mammals such as whales, seals, and walruses while on kayaks. The people also thrived on fish, shellfish, and birds. During the summer, they fished on rivers and hunted caribou. Subarctic peoples relied on animals and plants of the forest for food when the climate was too cold. When hunting, they mostly hunted caribou, moose, bear, and smaller animals. |
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What is a kayak? |
A kayak are small boats made from skins? |
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North west |
The people of the North hunted deer, fished for salmon, had potlatch ceremonies and lived in plank houses (permanent settlements) |
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What is a potlatch? |
Potlatch is a ceremony at which the hosts showered their guests with gifts. |
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south west |
farmers who lived in adobe brick buildings that resembled apartment buildings |
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adobe |
sun dried brick |
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Great Plains |
hunted buffalo and lived in tepees |
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Eastern Woodlands |
hunted small game animals and lived in Longhouses |
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clan |
groups of families who were related to each other |
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sachem |
tribal chief |
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Southeast |
farmers who lived in wooden framed houses covered with straw mats |
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Stinkard |
commoners, it was required that nobles married stinkards |
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ceremonies |
the ritual observances and procedures performed at grand and formal occasions. |
