1. What were Native Americans that constantly moved around in search of food considered?
--nomadic
sedentary
bartering
privateers


2. __________ was considered the basis for the Native American social structure.
The elderly
--Kinship
Monotheism
A mission


3. A group of people that descended from a common ancestor is called a(n)
empire.
dynasty.
colony.
--clan.


4. The Native Americans were able to preserve their customs and beliefs through
bartering.
--migration.
war.
oral histories.


5. Because the Native Americans were considered an agrarian society, their survival was based largely around what?
--religious rituals they performed
geography
trade routes
kinship


6. Where were the first settlers to the Americas believed to have migrated from?
Mexico
-- Scandinavia
England
Asia


7. The Mississippi River and the Great Lakes were considered
borders between tribes.
popular fishing sites along the Atlantic seaboard.
-- natural trade routes.
sacred burial sites.


8. Why was the family important in Native American society?
-- considered sacred in their religion
government required clans to stay together
issues related to inheritance
they provided for one another


9. By what way were first known settlers to the Americas believed to have traveled?
horses
buffalos
primitive canoes
--land bridge


10. As a means of survival, the Native Americans:
relied on trade.
engaged in constant battle.
-- adapted to and lived off the land.
eventually migrated back to their homeland.