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18 Cards in this Set
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What does the land bridge theory suggest?
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Hunting groups traveled to North America across Beringia
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What had to happen before the giant animals became extinct, nomadic people began to settle and ancient peoples started planting crops?
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The Ice Age ended; climate warmed and glaciers melted
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What did the Olmecs and the Mayans have in common?
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Both were divided into social classes
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Which early civilization lived in houses called pueblos?
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Anasazi
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What did the dry, desert environment force the Southwest Indians to do?
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Adapt their way of life; plant crops and store surplus food
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Who were the best-known traders among the Northwest Coast Indians?
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Chinooks
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What did the Makahs do for food?
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Built dugouts and hunted whales
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Why was every part of the buffalo used by the Plains Indians?
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The buffalo was their most important resource
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What is a tepee?
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A tent made of wood poles covered with buffalo skin
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What did the Algonquian and the Iroquois have in common?
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Both from the Eastern Woodlands
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Which vocabulary word means planting seeds and growing crops for food?
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Agriculture
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Which vocabulary word means festivals held by Northwest Coast Indians to show their wealth?
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Potlatches
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Which vocabulary word tells about the beginning of Native Americans?
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Origin stories
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Which vocabulary word means grassy earth held together by roots and used to cover lodges?
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Sod
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Which vocabulary word means storage of extra food to survive times of drought?
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Surplus
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What is the difference between B.C. and A.D.?
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B.C. 40,000-------0
A.D. 0----------2007 |
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What are two types of timelines?
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Horizontal and vertical
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How many years are in a millennium?
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1,000 years
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