Unit 2 Flashcards
According to the reading from Page (2003), where do Hopi believe they originated from?
Through a sipapu at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers in the Grand Canyon
According to the reading from Page (2003), about how many spoken North American Indigenous languages
were in use at the time of European contact?
about 300
According to the reading from Page (2003), by what route did Indigenous North Americans first arrive on the
continent according to western anthropologists?
They came into Arctic regions from Siberia across a land bridge
According to the reading from Page (2003), what is the name of the North American material culture
consisting of the projectile points found on the North American continent that was long thought to be the
earliest evidence of human habitation and what is its approximate age?
Clovis, 11,500 BP
According to the reading from Page (2003), Indigenous Americans can be subdivided into which of the
following groups of immigrant populations on the basis of dental features and linguistic analysis?
Na-Dene, Eskimo-Aleut, and Amerind
According to the reading from Page (2003), Dental Characteristics and DNA identification of genetic
“haplogroups” imply which origin of Native Americans?
Asian
According the the Britannica reading on Culture Areas, which cultural region invented a sign language to
represent common objects or concepts?
Plains
According to the Britannica reading on Culture Areas, which of the following was NOT associated with some
of the tribes of the California Culture Area?
Farming corn, beans, squash and cotton
According to the Brittanica reading on Culture Areas, which of the following was NOT associated with
some of the tribes of the Southwest Culture Area?
Construction of tepees
According to the Britannica reading on Mesoamerica, when did the last native Mesoamerican empire (the
Aztecs) fall to the Spaniards, led by Hernán Cortés?
1521
According to the Britannica reading on Mesoamerica, what was the name of the oldest known Olmec
center?
San Lorenzo
According the the reading from Dunbar-Ortiz, approximately how many people belong to the more than 500 federally recognized Indigenous communities and nations? And approximately how many original Indigenous
inhabitants of the land were there?
nearly 3 million & 15 million
According to the reading from Dunbar-Ortiz, what is meant by the “Doctrine of Discovery?”
The idea that Europeans held title to all lands they encountered for the first time because they held a superior set of laws and beliefs
According to the reading by Dunbar-Ortiz, which of the following is NOT associated with one of the
periods of documented genocide on the part of US administrations against Indigenous people?
Vietnam War Era
According to the Brittanica reading on Culture Areas, which of the following is NOT a defining aspect of a
Native American “Culture Area?”
membership in the same tribe
What is a “culture area”?
Classifies tribal groups in shared geographic regions where cultural traits have generally co-occurred. They may share material culture and language elements.
What is “material culture”?
the physical aspect of culture in the objects and architecture that surround people. Includes usage, consumption, creation, and trade of objects as well as the behaviors, norms, and rituals that the objects create or take part in.
We use the term “culture area” to classify tribal groups. Which one of the followings can be shared by the different groups?
Tools, building techniques, hunting techniques, language
Western anthropological, archeological and genomic data suggest an origin of Indigenous Americans from which continent?
Asia
When did the Bering Land Bridge exist?
During the last ice age about 45,000 yrs ago
Based on archeological discoveries, sort the following evidences of Indigenous Americans by their estimated ages, from the earliest (oldest) to the youngest.
Clovis Points in Clovis NM, Folsom Points in Folso NM, Kennwick men bones in Kennewick WA
What was the role of the turtle in Ojibwe Indigenous Origin stories?
It carried the only land on his back after a worldwide flood
Which civilization is considered to be the earliest in Central America?
Olmec
In Aztec Origin story, what animal did the god throw into the moon’s face?
Rabbit
