Unit 1 American History

Front 1

The earliest Indians in America lived in _________ bands.

Back 1

hunter-gatherer

Front 2

Indians migrated to North American (Present Day Alaska) by crossing the _____ land bridge during the last ice age.

Back 2

Bering

Front 3

_____-Indians were the earliest people in the Americas from 13000-8000 BC

Back 3

Paleo

Front 4

Most of the earliest Indians to the Americas practiced _________, the mutual bestowing of gifts and favors, rather than competition for resources

Back 4

reciprocity

Front 5

The _______ Indians (8000-2500 BC) lived off wide varieties of smaller mammals, fish, and wild plants.

Back 5

Archaic

Front 6

One of the first Indian farming villages was near present-day ________, Illinois (3900-2800 BC) and it supported 100-150 people.

Back 6

Kampsville

Front 7

The most sophisticated of the early Indian farmers lived in highland valleys in ___________ (present-day Mexico, Central America, to Colombia).

Back 7

Mesoamerica

Front 8

_______ (present-day Mexico City) Indians began cultivating squash, gourds, beans, chili peppers, and fruits by 3000 BC

Back 8

Tehuacan

Front 9

_________, about 50 miles north-est of modern Mexico City, was the capitol of the largest Indian nation with a population of 100,000 people.

Back 9

Teotihuacan

Front 10

The __________ in Teotihuacan was the largest structure in the Americas before the Spanish arrived.

Back 10

Sun Pyramid

Front 11

The _____ Kingdom flourished from southern Mexico to Honduras by developing a highly accurate calendar, a numerical system, and a system of phonetic hieroglyphic writing.

Back 11

Maya

Front 12

In 1428, the _____ took control over Lake Texcoco (Mexico City) and expanded by 1450 over all of central and northern Mexico.

Back 12

Aztecs

Front 13

The _____ Empire expanded after 1438, an expansion that stretched along the Andes Mountains and adjacent areas of western South America (Ecuador to southern Chile and Argentina)

Back 13

Inca

Front 14

The two most influential Indian tribes in the Southwest (present day United States and northern Mexico) were the _______ and the ______ tribes.

Back 14

Hohokam and Anosazi

Front 15

The Anosazis constructed their early dwellings, which were round pit houses, into the shape of _____ (partly underground circular structures) where the priests conducted religious ceremonies.

Back 15

Kives

Front 16

_________ (northwestern New Mexico) was a cluster of 12 villages that became a powerful confederation of 15,000 people (900-1200 BC)

Back 16

Chaco Canyon

Front 17

The ____________ were the Indians living from the Atlantic Ocean to the MS River.

Back 17

Eastern Woodlands

Front 18

The _____ Indians were the first tribe to be mound-building in the Ohio River Valley in the fifteen century BC.

Back 18

Adena

Front 19

The ____________ were the first Indians east of the MS River to be full-time farmers, beginning about 700 BC.

Back 19

Mississippians

Front 20

_______ (near present-day St. Louis) was the most powerful confederation in the east, based on trade and similar religious beliefs (900-1200), and sporting a population in the thousands.

Back 20

Cohokia

Front 21

The Indians along the Pacific coast of North America depended on _____ for food.

Back 21

fishing

Front 22

The _____ were from present-day Norway. They colonized Iceland, Greenland, and for a time, the Canadian Atlantic coast.

Back 22

Norse

Front 23

In 1001 AD, __________ led a group of Norse who established Vinland where Newfoundland is today.

Back 23

Leif Erieson

Front 24

Because of frequent __________, the Norse abandoned Vinland by 1015.

Back 24

Indian attacks