Define
Archaeology
The recovery of
physical artifacts
such as bones,
tools, & pottery
from the past
What do
archaeologist
study?
They study human
behavior and
culture by finding
and analyzing
artifacts
What are the
basic needs?
(3)
1. Food
2. Shelter
3. Clothing
What is
Cactus Hill?
The archeological site in
Virginia along the
Nottaway River
containing Indian artifacts
from nearly 15,00018,000 years ago
How did the
American
Indians get
their food?
American Indians:
1. Hunted
2. Fished
3. Gathered food
4. Harvested crops
What resources
did the American
Indians use to
make their
shelter? (5)
1.Sod/mud(clay)
2.Stones
3.Wood
4.Ice
5.Animal skins
What did the
American
Indians use to
make their
clothing? (2)
1.Animals skins
2.Plants & trees
What affected the
way the
American Indians
met their basic
needs? (2)
Climate &
Geography
Define Natural
Resource
Things from
nature such as
plants &
animals
Define Capital
Resource
Goods produced and
used to help make
other goods &
services
(ex: canoes &
arrows)
Define Human
Resource
The people who
work to make
goods and
provide services
What group of
American Indians
lived in the
Pacific
Northwest?
Kwakiutl and the
climate was rainy &
mild along the Pacific
Coast. They lived in
Plank houses and
carved totem poles
What group of
American
Indians lived
in the Plains?
The Lakota inhabited
the Great Plains where
there were dry
grasslands and lived in
tepees and used the
buffalo for most of
their basic needs
What group of
American
Indians lived in
the Eastern
Woodland?
The Iroquois
inhabited the
northeast region of
North America where
the area is heavily
forested. They lived
in longhouses
What group of
American
Indians lived
in the Arctic?
The Inuit inhabited
present-day Alaska &
Northern Canada. It
was below freezing
most of the year.
They lived in igloos.
What group of
American
Indians lived in
the Southwest?
The Pueblo lived in
present-day New Mexico
& Arizona. They lived in
desert areas & areas
bordering cliffs and
Mountains. They used
adobe for shelter and pots
How did people
first come to
over to the
Western
Hemisphere?
Scientists are not in
agreement on how
people first came to
the Western
Hemisphere