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Early Cultures
Term | Definition |
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Inuit | Lived in the arctic of Canada and Alaska with below freezing temperature. |
Kwakiutl | Lived the Pacific Northwest with rainy, mild climate |
Lakota | Lived in the dry grasslands of the Great Plains . Lived in tepees . Hunted buffalo. |
Pueblo | Lived in the southwest United States. Desert areas bordering cliffs and mountains. |
Iroquois | Lived in heavily forested of the Eastern Woodlands . Lived in long houses. Grew crops and hunted. |
Indian's Food | hunted, fished, and harvested crops for food |
Indian's Clothes | made of animal skins and plants (cotton) |
Indian's Shelter | made of resources found in their environments |
Geography and Climate | Land features and weather factors that affected how the American Indians met their basic needs. |
Archeologist | People who study human behavior and cultures of the past. |
natural resources | Things that come directly from nature |
human resources | People working to produce goods or services |
capital resources | Goods produced and used to make other goods and services |
Cactus Hill | one of the oldest archaeologist sites of North America. |