Unit 3: Civilizations in North America

Mound Builders traded with other nations and built ____, ____ and ____.

Where do Mound Builders get their name?

A ____ is often followed by a feast.

Trees could be cut into tall poles that could be used to build ____ and ____ buildings.

Southeastern peoples wove cloth for blankets and plant materials for ____.

Related to the government, not religious or military organizations.

One Creek belief was that a universal ____ or power exists in all things, in different ways.

Mound builders roads and trade routes stretched as far west as the ____ Ocean.

Unlike religious and military leaders, ____ leaders are often elected.

A group of people, organizations, or countries that join together for a common cause.

The region we now know as the Southeast of the United States provided excellent ____ for the people who lived there.

Plant materials, such as straw, laid over each other.

An important part of these rituals was the forgiveness of crimes. Every crime except for ____ was forgiven.

The clans living in communities labeled white were in charge of ____.

The nations of the ____ held a meeting to discuss shared policies.

Many groups conduct a ____ to honor an important event in a person's life.

A group of families claiming a common ancestor.

Mound builders lived in the ____ and ____ regions of what is today the United States. (pick 2)

Mound builders built settlements and traded with people near and far.

In North America, many farmers plant crops in the spring, ten them through the summer, and ____ them in the fall.

In colder months, men might have worn ____ and ____ as well.

Children belonged to the same clan as their ____.

The members of the ____ get together to celebrate holidays and share family news.

The people erected a ____ to protect their town from further attacks.

The largest mound still standing today, Monk's Mount, is ____ feet tall.

The towns of the Southeast nations were divided into communities that were given a color - either ____ or ____.

Surviving descendants of the Mound Builders eventually organized as nations in the ____.

Women wore long skirts, often decorated with ____ and ____.

The clans living in communities labeled red were in charge of ____.

Sequoyah became interested in ___ & ___.

Mound builders network of roads and trade routes spanned the entire ____ Valley.

Mound Builder society broke up after the arrival of ____.

Animals that lived in the woods were hunted for meat and skins.

The spoken language of the Cherokee also became written language thanks to a man named ____.

Belief in ____ beings is part of many religious.

Rivers provided fish, water, and some useful plants.

The midsummer busk was held when the corn crop was ripened

Monk's Mount is one of more than 100 other mounds at the ____ archaeological site.

Many people in history have used ____ as roofing material.

Clothing was made mostly from animals skins.

An important ceremony shared by the spirit by Southeastern peoples was the Green Corn Ceremony. This was a midsummer ___

Mound builders were part of what is known as the ____ culture.

Rivers provided little to nothing for mound builders.

Each nations was divided into family groups known as ____.

The written form of Sequoyahs symbols allows teachers to more easily pass the language on to ____.

Winters were ____ and summers were ____, which allowed for extended growing seasons.

An actor or series of actions done in the same way in a certain situation, such as a religious ceremony.

The midsummer busk was held when the strawberry crop was ripened.

Beyond the world and laws of nature that can be seen or observed.

Many peoples of the Creek Confederacy crafted metal ____ and stone tools.

Mound builder nations included the Cherokee, Catawba, Creek Confederacy, Seminole, Choctaw, & Chicksaw, among others. ​

A fence made of sharpened wooden posts.

The ____ and ____ also provided fish and other sea food. (Pick 2)

To gather crops at the end of the growing season.

These clans might be named for animals, such as the Bear Clan of the ____ Nation.

Men wore ____, which were​ pieces of skin or fabric that hung from cords toed around the waist.

Sequoyah invented a set of symbols for the ____.

These clans might be named for descriptions of people, such as the Long Hair Clan of the ____.

Mound builders grew ____, ____, and ____.

When Europeans arrived, Southeast peoples traded with them for manufactured goods, such as ____ & ____.​

The mounds were used for many purposes, including ____ rituals and burials of the dead.

Sequoyah was born in the ____ in ____.

Individuals inherited their spirit from their ____, and it was stronger in tribal leaders.

Mound builders were ____ and built ____. (pick 2)

A ceremonial fasting time.

Before Europeans came to North America, trade networks already stretched all the way to the ____ Ocean.