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The First Americans
Review cards for the first Americans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.1 What type of person was the Abenaki tribes great nature spirit. | grandmother great spirit, made plants, land, & animals |
| What natural resources did the nature spirit of the Abenaki tribe provide for them. | thick fur blankets, adapt to environments, stone & metal tools, pottery |
| What country did the Abenaki tribe originate in? | began in New England, reached N.A. 10,000 yrs. ago, |
| 1.2 What two continents surrounded the land bridge called Beringia? | 30,000 years ago, mile thick ice, water level lost 200 ft., Beringia links N.A. & Asia |
| What did Siberians use to hunt the wooly mammoth with? | grasslands attract large asian mammal mammoth, siberians follow eastward, stone spears, |
| Where did Siberians settle once reaching America when following the mammoth | mammoth food, Beringia coast in America, caught fish, seal, & marine animals |
| How did the wooly mammoth and Beringia land bridge eventually disappear? | land bridge leaves off warmth, mammoth die off with disease,fish plants, & seed, adapt |
| 1.3 What was the the far northern indian's primary type of shelter? | snowy forests, deserts dry, grasslands, adapt to clothing, shelter, & food, Iglus |
| What were the very first invention of sunglasses created from? | caribou & sea mammals, hooded animal skins, bone slit goggles, driftwood & skin homes |
| What materials did people of the desert use to create their simple shelters | squash, chili peppers, beans, & corn, leaders, forest bark home,desert branch & brush home, |
| 1.4 What type of duty are the Sioux Indians willing to commit to for their nature spirit? | Wakan Tanka Sioux great spirit, corn ceremony, animal thanks, fight to protect land |
| What was the purpose of setting off fires in the woodlands? | woodland fires, clear forest growth, grow deer & berries, dry field ditches, clam,salmon |
| What type of weather did the Indians of southern Oregon to Canada have? | eggs, dont waste wildlife, heavy rain on far north, cold, bay beach & island villages |
| What seafood was found in the shallow waters of the coastline? | seaweed & shellfish |