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Grade 7 - Unit 1
Native Americans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bering Land Bridge | A strip of land connecting Asia with North America that emerged from underwater around 38,000BC. |
| Paleo-Indians | The first Americans who crossed from Asia to North America sometime between 38,000BC and 10,000BC. |
| Migration | The movement of people from one region to another. |
| Hunter-Gatherers | A person who hunts animals and gathers wild plants to provide for his or her needs. |
| Culture | The common values and traditions of a society, such as language, government, and family relationships. |
| Pueblos | Above ground houses made of heavy clay called adobe that were built by Native Americans of the southwestern United States. |
| Totems | Images of ancestors or animal spirits that are often carved into tall, wooden poles by Native Americans of the pacific northwest. |
| Teepees | Coned-shape shelters made of buffalo skins used by Native Americans in the Great Plains of the United States. |
| Matrilineal | Related to ancestry traced through the maternal, or mother’s line. |
| Iroquois League | A political organization of five northeastern Native American nations that made decisions concerning war and peace. |