FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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food sources
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language skills
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land ownership
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religious celebrations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pacific Ocean. Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group? Food sources.
Detailed explanation-2: -Native American peoples throughout the Western region determined their unique lifestyle by their proximity and abundance of natural resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -What main factors determined how American Indians produced or gathered food? Factors that influenced food production patterns were mostly connected to regional geography. American Indians who lived in places with fertile soil and long growing seasons, such as the Mississippians, were more likely to rely on farming.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of these was most important to the survival of American Indians? Ability to use natural resources. How do historians learn about how American Indians lived many centuries ago? They study their artifacts.
Detailed explanation-5: -Depending on the tribe and the area they lived in, Native Americans got their food by different methods including farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering. Most tribes used a combination of these four ways to get their food, but many specialized in one area such as farming or hunting.