Early American Indian Cultures

Front

The first group of people to arrive in North America came from northeast ________________.

Back

Asia

Front

When Columbus arrived in North America, he named the natives that he met __________________________.

Back

Indians

Front

The Arctic people built ___________ from snow and ice.

Back

igloos

Front

The Arctic people hunted caribou, seal, walrus, ______________, fox, and rabbit.

Back

whale

Front

The Northwest people built _______________ to tell stories and identify families within a plank house.

Back

totem poles

Front

The Northwest people settled in the thickly wooded area of the _________________Northwest.

Back

Pacific

Front

Due to the mild weather, the Northwest people did not have to dress for warmth. They dressed to show their________________________________.

Back

wealth and status

Front

The Southwest people were the first to invent __________________to water their crops.

Back

irrigation canals

Front

The Southwest people build homes from adobe and ______________.

Back

clay

Front

The Plains people lived on flat grassy plains between the __________________________ and the __________________________.

Back

Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains