To Next Slide Social Studies Chapter 2 The First Americans 20 Questions! T. Sams Piedmont Elementary

To Next Slide What is a group of families that are related to each other called? clan

To Next Slide The Northwest Indians carved a post showing their family history. This was called a________. totem pole

To Next Slide Who chose the men that served on the Iroquois Council? the women

To Next Slide The Cherokee formed a_________, which is a group of governments that cooperate with each other. confederation

To Next Slide Mayan cities are called city-states because_____. each city has its own ruler and government

To Next Slide What did the Indians of the Great Plains depend on for food and other things? buffalo

To Next Slide The Aztec’s empire included _________. 200,000 square miles in Middle America

To Next Slide The Hopi lived in an adobe building with rooms on top of and next to one another called a _________. pueblo

To Next Slide What do you call the practice of holding people against their will and treating them as property? slavery

To Next Slide Why did the Chinooks of the NW hold potlatches? to share their wealth

To Next Slide What is another word for exchanging goods, or trade? barter

To Next Slide A cone-shaped house made from a log frame and covered with mud or grass used by the Navajo was called a________. hogan

To Next Slide What was an important source of food for Native Americans on the NW coast? whales

To Next Slide What did the Iroquois decide to do after many years of war? form the Iroquois League and agreed to live in peace

To Next Slide A cone-shaped house made of poles and covered with buffalo skins is a _________. tepee

To Next Slide What two things did the Navajos learn from the Hopis? weaving and farming

To Next Slide The Iroquois home was made of bark with large doors at each end that housed several families called a________. longhouse

To Next Slide Many Native Americans learned new ideas by_____. trading with other people

To Next Slide The Chinook built a house partly over a hole dug in the ground called a ____________. Pit house

To Next Slide North America became a land of great ________, or many differences, among its people. diversity

To Next Slide North America became a land of great ________, or many differences, among its people. diversity

To Next Slide Many native peoples often used _______, or stories handed down over time, to explain the past. legends

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