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Unit 1 Review: The First Americans

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This board helps players review Social Studies through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Key Vocabulary, Migration & Climate, Regional Shelters, Native American Economies, Culture & Society. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Key Vocabulary

    This term means the way of life shared by a group of people.

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    culture

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  • Migration & Climate

    The Inuit lived in this climate by this place, according to the word bank exercise.

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    cold by the sea

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  • Regional Shelters

    These snow-block homes matched the Arctic region in the shelter list.

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    igloos

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  • Native American Economies

    Rivers in the Eastern Woodland and Northwest regions were essential for this activity.

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    trading

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  • Culture & Society

    This belief holds that spirits are part of the natural world.

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    animism

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Key Vocabulary

$100 — This term means the way of life shared by a group of people.
culture
$200 — A system a group uses to make and exchange goods.
economy
$300 — Moving from one place to another, not settled.
nomadic
$400 — Scientists who study cultures of people who lived long ago.
archaeologists
$500 — The practice of planting seeds and growing crops for food.
agriculture

Migration & Climate

$100 — The Inuit lived in this climate by this place, according to the word bank exercise.
cold by the sea
$200 — The Mound Builders lived in this type of climate by these waterways.
mild by rivers
$300 — The Ancient Puebloans lived in this climate by this landform.
hot by the desert
$400 — The first Americans moved this direction in search of warmer climates.
south
$500 — Climate allowed travel over this temporary feature to reach North America.
land bridge

Regional Shelters

$100 — These snow-block homes matched the Arctic region in the shelter list.
igloos
$200 — These wood homes matched the Eastern Woodlands in the shelter list.
wigwams and longhouses
$300 — These timber homes matched the Northwest in the shelter list.
plank houses
$400 — These portable cone tents matched the Plains in the shelter list.
teepees
$500 — These clay homes matched the Southwest in the shelter list.
pueblos/adobe

Native American Economies

$100 — Rivers in the Eastern Woodland and Northwest regions were essential for this activity.
trading
$200 — These people collected roots and berries for food.
gatherers
$300 — Northwest Native Americans often got food by this, including salmon and whales.
fishing
$400 — Extra beaver and deer furs could be used this way to grow a tribe’s economy.
trading
$500 — Digging canals to transport water to crops is an example of this practice.
irrigation

Culture & Society

$100 — This belief holds that spirits are part of the natural world.
animism
$200 — The dolls worshipped by Northwest Native Americans represented spirits of the natural world.
kachinas
$300 — In early societies, this gender’s roles included hunting and keeping the camp safe.
men
$400 — Planting crops and gathering water were roles for this group.
women
$500 — The word for family members who lived in the past, used in the word bank.
ancestors

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