Chapter 1 The First Americans

a person who moves often in search of food

• culture

• irrigation

• nomad

a system for bringing water to dry fields

• irrigation

• adapt

• league

a set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group

• adapt

• culture

• irrigation

a group whose member nations share the same goals

• league

• nomad

• adapt

to change in order to survive the conditions faced

• league

• irrigation

• adapt

How do most experts think the first people came to North America?

• by walking across a land bridge between Asia and North America

• sailing from Europe

• sailing from Japan

What is the planting and raising of crops called?

• irrigation

• agriculture

• government

Which answer BEST explains why early Native Americans spread throughout North America?

• They wanted to find a sea route to Asia.

• Before they started farming, they followed animal herds across the continent.

• They were fleeing the Vikings..

Which of the following is an example of a Native American economy?

• The Pueblo of the Southwest sought help and advice from spirits they called kachinas.

• The Maya developed a system of tracking the sun, moon, and stars.

• The Powhatans built canoes and tools to catch fish in the waters that surrounded their homeland.

Which of the following is an example of ways Native Americans changed their environments to improve their lives?

• Native Americans from different regions spoke different languages.

• Native Americans burned shrubs so that grasses would grow, and the grasses attracted deer.

• Native American women played the main role in raising children.