Flashcard on Early Michigan People

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What is one unusual thing the Hopewell did that we can still see in a few places?

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Built mounds of earth

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What does it mean to modify the environment?

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To change nature in some way

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What are some reasons people from long ago moved from one place to another?

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To escape difficulties.

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What might have pushed people away from their homes long ago? Good weather, Plenty of food, Peaceful times

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Food became scarce where they once lived.

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The Hopewell piled dirt to make large mounds. That is one way they...

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modified the environment.

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Why do people move today?

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To find a job

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Where did Native Americans get the things they needed to live?

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Nature supplied what they needed.

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What is one word in a Native American language they may have called themselves?

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Anishnabeg

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How do historians know the Hopewell traded for things that came from far away?

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The Hopewell left artifacts in their mounds.

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What does the name "Michigan" mean?

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Big or great lake