Question 1

What role did Maize Cultivation have in pre - Colombus Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

The spread of maize cultivation from present-day Mexico northward into the present-day American Southwest and beyond supported economic development, settlement, advanced irrigation, and social diversification among indigenous societies. Through farming corn, beans, maize, and squash, tribes like the Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo built permanent settlements into the ledges of Mesa Verde.

Question 2

Nomadic Hunting and Gathering Tribes

Accepted Answer

Natives in the Great Plains and surrounding grasslands retained mobile, nomadic lifestyles. Based on the aridity, or dryness, of the conditions, the Great Plains was more suitable for hunting and gathering, with food sources consisting of rabbits, snakes, birds, nuts, and insects.

Question 3

For the Eskimo and Cree people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical Area: Arctic and Subarctic

Type of Housing: Igloos

Food and supply: Hunting and fishing.

Clothing and tools: Waterproof clothing and blankets; Tools made from bone and teeth

Question 4

For the Tlingit, Chinook, Coos, & Chumash people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical Area: Northwest Coast and California

Type of Housing: Wooden houses; often sheltering several related families

Food Supply: Whales and other sea mammals; salmon

Clothing and Tools: Animal skin clothing; spoons, masks, canoes, and totem polls

Question 5

For the Nez Perce people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical area: Plateau

Type of housing: Bison-high teepees; rounded homes of wood

Food supply: Salmon (fish)

Clothing and tools: Deerskin clothing and robes of rabbit skin; Bows and arrows, spears, knives

Question 6

For the Shoshone people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical area: Great Basin

Type of housing: Cone-shaped huts built with wooden poles, covered with dried grasses and brush

Food supply: Rabbits, snakes, birds, nuts, and insects

Clothing and tools: Women wore strips of bark, sandals, and fur; baskets

Question 7

For the Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, and food supply.

Accepted Answer

Geographical area: Southwest

Type of housing: Built homes on the ledges of Mesa Verde

Food supply: Corn, beans, maize, and squash

Question 8

For the Iroquois and Mohawk people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical area: Northeast (Eastern Woodlands)

Type of housing: Mound builders for burial

Food supply: Deer; corn, beans, squash, tobacco

Clothing and tools: Clothing not stated; used forests to make tools, homes, fuel, and food

Question 9

For the Iroquois and Cherokee and Seminole people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical area: Southeast

Type of housing: Reed and bark huts.

Food supply: Tobacco, squash, melons, cabbage, peas, and corn

Clothing and tools: Clothing not stated; bows and arrows, blow guns, and traps

Question 10

For the Sioux and Cheyenne people, list: Geographical area, type of housing, food supply, and clothing and tools.

Accepted Answer

Geographical area: Great Plains

Type of housing: Teepees

Food supply: Bison; wild edible plants and roots

Clothing and tools: Bison fur; dogs were used to carry supplies.

1.2 Native American Societies Before European Contact, AP United States History Flashcards