Social Studies Chapter 1 Americas Land

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Social StudiesChapter 1Americas Land

• 20 Questions!
• T. Sams
• Piedmont Elementary

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The Cherokee formed a_________, which is a group
of governments that cooperate with each other.

• confederation

3
What is a group of families that are related to
each other called?

• clan

4
What is another word for exchanging goods, or
trade?

• barter

5
The Northwest Indians carved a post showing their
family history. This was called a________.

• totem pole

6
Many Native Americans learned new ideas by_____.

• trading with other people

7
Who chose the men that served on the Iroquois
Council?

• the women

8
Mayan cities are called city-states because_____.

• each city has its own ruler and government

9
The Aztecs empire included _________.

• 200,000 square miles in Middle America

10
What do you call the practice of holding people
against their will and treating them as property?

• slavery

11
Why did the Chinooks of the NW hold potlatches?

• to share their wealth

12
What was an important source of food for Native
Americans on the NW coast?

• whales

13
What did the Iroquois decide to do after many
years of war?

• form the Iroquois League and agreed to live in
  peace

14
What two things did the Navajos learn from the
Hopis?

• weaving and farming

15
What did the Indians of the Great Plains depend
on for food and other things?

• buffalo

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