CRCT ReviewReview 1 - Early Cultures

Explore the Native American Nations

Nez Perce

PawneeSeminole

Hopi

Innuit

Kwakiutl

1. The Native Americans of North America used the natural resources around them to provide food, shelter, and clothing materials.

2. They adapted to their environments, and their culture grew from those adaptations.

3. Just as the climate and geography of North America varies tremendously, so too did the cultural groups that scattered across our great continent.

How did early Native American cultures develop in North America?

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How did early Native American cultures develop in North America?

Inuit

Kwakiutl

Nez Perce

Pawnee

Hopi

Seminole

Inuit

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The Inuit of Alaska and Northwest Canada

• Lived in the extreme arctic climate of Northwest Canada

• Traveled and fished along the ocean and seashore every season.

• Built “igloo” homes out of ice and snow

• Wore thick clothing made from caribou (reindeer) and seal hides

Photograph courtesy The National Archives

Kwakiutl of the Northwest

• Lived near the Pacific coast.

• Built large homes from cedar trees.

• Caught a surplus of salmon, which they dried and ate year-round

Photograph courtesy The Library of Congress

Nez Perce of the Northwest• Lived in the plateaus and the

valleys of what is now known as

Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

• Shelters were houses shaped like

an A-frame and covered with mats.

• Traveled and fished for salmon

along their many rivers every

season.

• Migrated to hunt and gather nuts,

roots, and berries during summer

and fall.

Photograph courtesy of : http://www.nezperce.org/History/FrequentlyAskedQ.htm#what

• Grew corn, squash, and beans half of the year

• Hunted buffalo during the other half of the year and lived in teepees

• Built permanent lodges using bark, earth, and

grass Photograph courtesy The Library of Congress

Pawnee of the Great Plains

Seminoles of the Southeast• Lived in what is now

known as Florida

• Wore light clothing made of grass and thin cloth

• Built roundhouses made of wooden poles covered with clay and bark, sometimes without walls called chickeesPhotograph courtesy The Library of

Congress

1. The American Indian people known as the Hopi settled in

A.FloridaB. The ArcticC. The SouthwestD.The Great Plains

1. The American Indian people known as the Hopi settled in

A.FloridaB. The ArcticC. The SouthwestD.The Great Plains

2. Which of the following activities was a MAIN reason for cooperation between European explorers and Native Americans? A.ShipbuildingB. The fur tradeC. WoodworkingD.Joint land ownership

2. Which of the following activities was a MAIN reason for cooperation between European explorers and Native Americans? A.ShipbuildingB.The fur tradeC. WoodworkingD.Joint land ownership

3. Which of the following provided food, clothing, and shelter for the Pawnee Indians?

A.BearB. BuffaloC. WalrusD.cayote

3. Which of the following provided food, clothing, and shelter for the Pawnee Indians?

A.BearB.BuffaloC. WalrusD.cayote

4. Which statement about the Nez Perce Indians is TRUE?

A. They didn’t settle in permanent villagesB. They herded sheep.C. They built their villages near streams

where they fished for salmon.D. They built igloos for shelter.

4. Which statement about the Nez Perce Indians is TRUE?

A. They didn’t settle in permanent villagesB. They herded sheep.C. They built their villages near streams

where they fished for salmon.D. They built igloos for shelter.

5. Which of the following provided food for the Inuit?

A.Buffalo and deerB. Rabbits and squirrelsC. Seals, whales, and caribouD.Corn and beans

5. Which of the following provided food for the Inuit?

A.Buffalo and deerB. Rabbits and squirrelsC. Seals, whales, and caribou D.Corn and beans

6. Which of the following was herded by the Hopi?

A.SheepB. HorsesC. BuffaloD.Goats

6. Which of the following was herded by the Hopi?

A.SheepB. HorsesC. BuffaloD.Goats

7. In what type of shelters did Pawnee build?

A.longhousesB. chickeesC. Teepees and earth domesD.Igloos and bark houses

7. In what type of shelters did Pawnee build?

A.longhousesB. chickeesC. Teepees and earth domesD.Igloos and bark houses

8. Where did the Seminole settle?

A.Southern MississippiB. Western North CarolinaC. Northern FloridaD.Central Nebraska

8. Where did the Seminole settle?

A.Southern MississippiB. Western North CarolinaC. Northern FloridaD.Central Nebraska

9. Among the American Indian peoples who settled in the Pacific Northwest?

A.SeminoleB. HopiC. KwakiutlD.Pawnee

9. Among the American Indian peoples who settled in the Pacific Northwest?

A.SeminoleB. HopiC. KwakiutlD.Pawnee

10. The Pawnee Indians were nomadic because they…

A. Were always looking for better landB. Needed to locate riversC. Had to follow the buffalo for foodD. Followed religious beliefs

10. The Pawnee Indians were nomadic because they…

A. Were always looking for better landB. Needed to locate riversC. Had to follow the buffalo for foodD. Followed religious beliefs