Flashcards in Chapter 1 . Pre-Columbian Societies Deck (9)
Loading flashcards...
1
When the Europeans arrived in North America at the beginning of the sixteenth century Indians had developed what?
a variety of disparate culture
2
Studies that compare DNA have revealed a close genetic relationship between American Indians and the people of?
Asia
3
A major event that occurred in North America during the Archaic period was?
the end of the ice age
4
What were the miracle crops that first emerged in North America?
maize and potatoes
5
What was the resisted revolution
the refusal of some Indian groups to shift to an agricultural society.
6
What society had complex mound-building?
the Hopewell
7
The largest Indian populations in North America were located in what region?
in the farming areas of the South and North East
8
What are the 4 different types of Native American Societies?
matrilineal, nomadic, semi-sedentary, sedentary
9
