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- 1. At the time the Europeans arrived in the Americas, the natives already been living there for hundreds or thousands of years. They had well-developed _____.
- 3. The first people to settle in the Americas were Asians. They had to cross the area that is now called the ____ Strait.
- 5. When historians wanted to learn more about Native American tribes one thing they studied was their oral tradition and their ____.
- 7. The ____ Sea is the body of water that is south of the Gulf of Mexico and east of Central America.
- 9. ____ tribes passed down the power, lineage, land ownership, and child ownership through the wife's family.
- 11. The ____ Mountains are the large mountain range in the Eastern U.S.
- 12. The ____ Peninsula is the area of Mexico bordered by the Caribbean Sea. The Mayans once lived here.
- 16. Tribes like the Cherokee sometimes built ____ around their villages to protect them from attack.
- 17. The ____ of the Iroquois League was an agreement between many tribes of the Northeast. At first it was a spoken document, but later it was put into writing.
- 20. The Anasazi people lived in the very dry Southwest. In order to grow crops they had to develop _____ systems to get water onto their fields.
- 21. The _____ Ocean lies off the Western coast of the U.S. It is the largest ocean in the world (nearly 1/3 of the Earth’s surface).
- 23. Three tribes in the Northeast and Southeast that were known to be mound builders were the Adena, the Hopewell, and the _____ Tribes.
- 24. The ___ __ ____ is the body of water below (south of) most of the eastern U.S. It lies off the east coast of Mexico. (3 words)
- 25. The three most important crops for the natives were corn (maize), beans, and squash. Together they are called the ______ (2 words).
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- 2. Natives in the Great Plains were nomads. Since they were always moving, following the buffalo herds, they stayed in homes they could pack and carry with them called ____.
- 4. The ____ ____ (2 words)are the wide open, flat area in the central U.S. that is great for farming.
- 6. There were all sorts of different tribes in North America because each tribe adapted to its location, climate, and _____.
- 8. The Central Mexican ____ is the raised up area of land the runs down the middle of Mexico.
- 10. The ____ River runs north & south through the middle of our country from Minnesota down to Louisiana.
- 13. The ____ Mountains are the mountain chain running all along the west coast of South America.
- 14. The Anasazi or Pueblo people in the Chaco Canyon were known for the great, long-distance ____ network.
- 15. The _____ Mountains are the highest mountains in the U.S., and they are in the Western U.S.
- 18. Most tribes believed that nature was there to support people and animals, and that no one could ____ the land.
- 19. The Great Plains had many nomadic tribes that spoke different languages. They wanted to communicate so they could trade so they created a ______ (2 words).
- 22. The ____ Ocean lies off the Eastern coast of the U.S. It separates the U.S. from Europe and Africa.