1. Native Peoples of North America
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3. The Pueblo believed that the ___________ bring rain that helps their crops grow.
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4. What is kachina?
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5. The Eastern Woodland people used _________ (it’s a game
The Eastern Woodland people used _________ (it’s a game!) to settle disputes.
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6. What is lacrosse?
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7. Unlike the Anasazi, the Aztec built an ________________, a large area ruled by a single ruler or government that includes many different groups of people. 
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8. What is an empire?
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9. Woodland groups used ____________ to clear land for their crops.
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10. What is slash and burn?
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11. In a __________, the host of a party celebrates by giving gifts to the guests.
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12. What is potlatch?
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13. If you saw a wooden building with a totem pole out front, which group would you think had built it?
Maya
Anasazi
Aztec
Kwakiutl
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14. What is d. Kwakiutl?
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15. The traditional home of the Navajo is a dome shaped ______________.
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16. What is hogan?
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17. Some plains people lived in a ________________, a home built of grass, sticks, and soil.
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18. What is a lodge?
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19. The Great Plains are covered mainly by _________, or flat, gently rolling flatlands.
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20. What is a prairie?
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21. The Maya built a ________________ that included cities ruled by kings and calendars created to help with farming.
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22. What is a civilization?
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23. The Inuit began to move farther north to remain in cold areas.
What happened when the Ice Age ended and the world’s climate began to warm?
Many animals died and Native Americans could no longer hunt them for food.
The Inuit began to move farther north to remain in cold areas.
People crossed the Bering land bridge to reach North America.
The Maya began to farm, raising wheat and rice.
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24. What is a. Many animals died and Native Americans could no longer hunt them for food?
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25. They like turquoise and silver jewelry
The Navajo believe in hozho or “walking in beauty.” What does that mean about the way they wish to live?
They like turquoise and silver jewelry
They want to live in balance and harmony
They want beautiful objects
They think the Southwest is a beautiful place
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26. What is b. “They want to live in balance and harmony?”
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27. Which two groups lived in the Pacific Northwest?
The Anasazi and Navajo
The Tlingit and Kwakiutl
The Aztec and Maya
The Inuit and Iroquios
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28. What is d. The Tlingit and Kwakiutl?
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29. Why did Plains peoples save bison meat by drying it?
It would not last until summer
They needed to share it with others
To have enough food during the winter
To have it for a snack later
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30. What is c. To have enough food during the winter?
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31. What was the purpose of the Creek Confederacy? To share ideas
To protect themselves from enemies
To split up farming
To keep decisions secret
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32. What is b. “to protect themselves from enemies”?
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33. What crops were called the “Three Sisters” by the Iroquois
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34. What are corn, beans, and squash.
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35. What does a totem pole represent the history of?
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36. What is family?
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37. What natural resource did Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest rely on?
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38. What is the ocean-for fishing and hunting?
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39. What did the Pueblo do in order to get water to their crops since they lived in such a dry climate? 
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40. What is dry farming?
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41. Which group conquered it’s neighbors and built an empire in Mesoamerica?
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42. What is the Aztec?
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43. What is Ms. DeVriendt afraid of?
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44. What is the ocean?
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45. Where is Ms. DeVriendt from?
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46. What is Michigan?
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47. What is unique about the names of all the schools in the school district Ms. DeVriendt attended in grades k-12?
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48. They are all Native American names
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49. What was the name of Ms. DeVriendt’s favorite teacher in high school?
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50. Who is Mr. Allaire?
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51. Bonus!!!
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52. BONUS! +500
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