The Earliest Americans

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Decks in this class (17)

A. Migration
The earliest americans are though...,
How did they reach north america 2,
Land bridge beringia there could ...
12  cards
B. Change from Hunting to Farming
When the ice began to melt at the...,
After many of the large animals d...,
People also began picking wild __...
12  cards
A. Inuits - Arctic / Subarctic
Inuits live in the ___ ___ region 1,
____ are the northernmost native ...,
Inuit means ____ in the inuit lan...
12  cards
B. Mound Builders: Greater Mississippi Area
The greater mississippi tribes bu...,
Early mound builders in the great...,
Eventually the greater mississipp...
8  cards
C. The Adena (1000BC - 100AD)
The adena lived in one area near ...,
The adena built mounds for ___ ch...,
The adena are responsible for the...
4  cards
D. The Hopewell (100AD - 700AD)
The ____ were hunter gatherers fa...,
The hopewell built ____ mounds th...,
The hopewell mounds were built fo...
3  cards
E. The Mississippians (500AD - 1600AD)
The ___ lived in large towns refe...,
Mississippian towns had several _...,
The ___ and the __ had contact wi...
3  cards
A. The Anasazi (Ancestra) Pueblos
The ____ are ancient people who o...,
The four corners region includes ...,
The anasazi were also called ___ ...
6  cards
B. The Pueblo
The ____ came after the anasazi 1,
Name the 5 native tribes of the s...
2  cards
C. The Hopi
The ____ means peaceful or wise 1,
The hopi built homes from ___ and...,
The hopi ate a lot of ___ and did...
4  cards
D. The Zuni
The zuni developed a ____ differe...,
The zuni are noticed for their __...
2  cards
The Navajo
Navajo means the ____ 1,
The navajo acquired ___ from the ...,
The navajo are the ___ group of n...
3  cards
The Apache and Comanche
The ___ and ___ settled more east...,
The apache and comanche used ____...
2  cards
The Iroquois
The iroquois were ___ __ __ and _...,
The iroquois farmed the 3 sisters...,
In the iroquois the single famili...
9  cards
The Mahicans
Mahicans means ___ __ __ __ ___ 1,
The mahicans were enemies of the ...
2  cards
The Cherockee
The cherokee is one of the 5 ____...,
The cherockee ___ and ___ 2,
The cherockee hunted for ___ __ _...
3  cards
Regions
Cherokee 1,
Mahicans iroquois 2,
Apache comanche navajo zuni hope ...
3  cards

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