Vocabulary Exercise: The First Americans

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Across
  1. 2. When something is meant to be.
  2. 4. Fearless, strong and skill fighters, e.g. he Iroquois were fierce ...
  3. 7. Christopher Columbus … from Spain to find a new and shorter way to Asia.
  4. 9. A dugout or dugout canoe is a boat made from a hollowed ...
  5. 10. A geologic period of major glaciation
  6. 11. Synonym for “Native Americans”
  7. 12. What animal was a major source of food and materials for the Great Plains Indians?
  8. 15. Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans.
  9. 17. A carved post with animals or other images representing a person's ancestors, was another way to show wealth.
  10. 19. A tepee has a ... form.
  11. 21. Christopher Columbus is an Italian …
  12. 23. The most important ... were on totem poles.
  13. 24. The Apache were… (opposite of peaceful).
Down
  1. 1. "Indian Fire"
  2. 3. A small live piece of coal, wood, etc.
  3. 5. The Pueblos ... the wild grass with great care to make its seeds larger.
  4. 6. A cone-shaped tent made from wooden poles and buffalo skins
  5. 8. A social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.
  6. 10. … made the Pueblos successful as farmers.
  7. 11. The wooden poles of the tepees were … 20 feet long.
  8. 13. Tepees were built round a … of about twelve slim, wooden poles.
  9. 14. The quality that allows someone to do things that are dangerous
  10. 16. To burn slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  11. 18. The iroquois lived in ... villages.
  12. 20. The Apache never became ... farmers. They wandered the deserts and mountains.
  13. 22. A light ax used as a weapon especially by North American Indians.