CAPITAL RESOURCE Reading

What are capital resources according to the passage?

• Tools, goods, and equipment created by people

• Natural resources given by the environment

• Only large structures like pueblos and longhouses

• Resources that do not require human innovation

Which of the following is an example of a capital resource used by Native Americans?

• Adobe bricks used by the Pueblo

• Rivers used for fishing

• Forests used for hunting

• Mountains used for protection

What was one of the limitations of capital resources mentioned in the passage?

• They required time, effort, and raw materials to make

• They were always readily available

• They were not influenced by cultural values

• They were indestructible

How did the Iroquois use capital resources to strengthen social ties?

• By constructing longhouses for extended families

• By using metal knives for hunting

• By trading with European settlers

• By carving totem poles for cultural identity

What was a consequence of Native American tribes becoming dependent on European goods?

• They struggled to return to older methods when trade was cut off

• They became more flexible in the face of sudden change

• They no longer valued their traditional tools

• They stopped using capital resources altogether