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USI U2 Native Amer
Archaeology, Native Americans, Resources
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the way that something is explained or understood? | interpretation |
| What is an item from a time period (also known as material evidence)? | artifact |
| What is the interpretation of material evidence remaining from past human activity? | archaeology |
| What is the name for a particular place in archaeology? | site |
| What is recorded information about the past that you get from talking to people about their experiences, families, etc.? | oral history |
| What is a way of thinking about and understanding something? | perspective |
| What do archaeologists study? | human behavior and cultures of the past |
| How do archaeologists study human behavior and cultures of the past? | through the recovery and analysis of artifacts |
| Tools, containers, weapons, everyday items, and clothing could be _______________ ________ _______________ | examples of artifacts |
| What archaeological site is located on the Nottoway River in southeastern Virginia? | Cactus Hill |
| Cactus Hill is located on the _______________ ______________ in southeastern Virginia. | Nottoway River |
| Evidence that humans lived at Cactus Hill as early as ____________________ years ago makes it one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America. | 18,000 |
| The Land Bridge Theory states that Native Americans came to North America about ________________________ years ago. | 13,000-15,000 |
| Clovis artifacts show evidnce that Native Americans have lived here for at least __________________ years. | 13,000 |
| Discoveries in New Mexico show evidence that Native Americans have been here for at least ________________ years. | 23,000 |
| Native Americans state that they | have always been here |
| Scientists are not in agreement about ___________ and ____________ people first arrived in North America. | how and when |
| What is to scatter or move away in different directions? | disperse |
| What are the surroundings of living things? | environment |
| What is another way to say to live in? | inhabit |
| What is the place where a person or a person's culture is from? | homeland |
| What is weather that is not too hot or too cold? | mild |
| What is the usual or average weather in a certain area or region? | climate |
| What is the a word that means located on the inside of something? | interior |
| Prior to the arrival of ______________, American Indians were dispersed across the various environments of North America. | Europeans |
| What tribe inhabits present-day Alaska and northern Canada? | Inuit |
| What is the climate like in the Inuit homeland? | Arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing for much of the year |
| What tribe inhabits the Pacific Northwest coast? | Kwakiutl |
| What is the climate like in the Kwakiutl homeland? | rainy, mild climate |
| What tribe inhabits the Great Plains? | Lakota |
| What is the climate like in the Lakota homeland? | dry grasslands |
| What tribe inhabits the Southwest? | Pueblo |
| What is the climate like in the Pueblo homeland? | desert areas bordering cliffs and mountains |
| What tribe inhabits the Eastern Woodlands? | Iroquois |
| What is the climate like in the Iroquois homeland? | heavily forested |
| The Inuit used resources like _____________ to make __________________. | whales, seals, and caribou; igloos, tents, tools, and kayaks |
| The Lakota used resources like ______________ to make _____________. | buffalo; tepees, clothing, tools, and drums |
| The Kwakiutl used resources like ___________ to make _____________. | cedar trees; plank houses, tools, and canoes |
| The Pueblo used resources like __________ to make ________________. | clay, straw, and stone; tools, adobe brick houses |
| The Iroquois use resources like _____________ to make ______________. | trees and deer; longhouses, tools, and clothing |
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