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Where are the first Americans believed to come from?
northern Asia
What are nomadic tribes?
Tribes that moved from place to place
Why did nomadic tribes move around?
following the animals they hunted
What did the Inuits hunt?
fish and seals
What did tribes in the south hunt?
mammoths and camels
What tribe lived along the Mississippi River?
The Hopewell tribe
What did the Hopewell tribe grow?
Maize
What did they bury with their dead in the tombs?
Silver, shells and alligator teeth
What were the mud-brick room villages called?
pueblos
Each tribe had its own...
culture, language and traditions
What animal lived on the Plains that tribes through were very important?
Buffalos
Native Americans in the Plains lived in houses called...
tepees
What are tepees?
cone shaped tents made of animal skins and wooden poles
What was at the centre of a tepee?
a small fire
What fuel was used on the fire in the middle of the tepee?
buffalo dung
What was the piece of animal skin between the legs that men wore called?
A breech clout
