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Social Studies Chapter 2 The First Americans. 20 Questions! T. Sams Piedmont Elementary. What is a group of families that are related to each other called?. clan. The Northwest Indians carved a post showing their family history. This was called a________. totem pole.
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Social StudiesChapter 2The First Americans 20 Questions! T. Sams Piedmont Elementary
What is a group of families that are related to each other called? clan
The Northwest Indians carved a post showing their family history. This was called a________. totem pole
Who chose the men that served on the Iroquois Council? the women
The Cherokee formed a_________, which is a group of governments that cooperate with each other. confederation
Mayan cities are called city-states because_____. each city has its own ruler and government
What did the Indians of the Great Plains depend on for food and other things? buffalo
The Aztec’s empire included _________. 200,000 square miles in Middle America
The Hopi lived in an adobe building with rooms on top of and next to one another called a _________. pueblo
What do you call the practice of holding people against their will and treating them as property? slavery
Why did the Chinooks of the NW hold potlatches? to share their wealth
A cone-shaped house made from a log frame and covered with mud or grass used by the Navajo was called a________. hogan
What was an important source of food for Native Americans on the NW coast? whales
What did the Iroquois decide to do after many years of war? form the Iroquois League and agreed to live in peace
A cone-shaped house made of poles and covered with buffalo skins is a _________. tepee
What two things did the Navajos learn from the Hopis? weaving and farming
The Iroquois home was made of bark with large doors at each end that housed several families called a________. longhouse
Many Native Americans learned new ideas by_____. trading with other people
The Chinook built a house partly over a hole dug in the ground called a ____________. Pit house
North America became a land of great ________, or many differences, among its people. diversity
North America became a land of great ________, or many differences, among its people. diversity
Many native peoples often used _______, or stories handed down over time, to explain the past. legends
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