Intro/Northwest Coast
What is an artifact?
an object that help us understand how people lived long ago
Why did the Native Americans who lived in the Great Basin have a nomadic lifestyle?
They had to move in order to find more food.
A mountain or hill that is flat on top
Mesa
Which animal was most important to the Native Americans living on the Great Plains?
Bison/buffalo
Native Americans of the Southeast had to adapt to
a hot climate.
What does nomadic mean?
Moves from place to place without a permanent home
How did the California Pomos make use of the sea’s resources?
They made beads from clamshells.
The Anasazis are to pueblos as the Algonquins are to
wigwams
Why did the Western Dakotas consider the buffalo to be sacred?
They used parts of the animal to make things they needed to survive, such as shelter and clothing
How did the Seminoles protect their home from swampy ground?
They built them three feet above the ground.
In the Pacific Northwest, where did tribes such as the Tlingits, Chinooks, and Kwakiutls live?
deep inside the dense fir, pine, and cedar forests
The homes built by California Pomos were shaped like
cones.
How did the Yakimas adapt to the harsh conditions of life on the Plateau?
They built their winter homes partly underground to insulate themselves from the bitter cold.
What language did people of the Mohawk and Seneca tribes speak?
Iroquois
The Seminoles consisted of
fugitives from slavery from the South
Creeks from Georgia
Native Americans from Alabama
How did the Kwakiutls adapt to their Pacific Northwest environment?
They used cedar bark to make rope, which they used to make fishing nets.
The California-Intermountain cultural region has __________ natural resources.
plentiful
Because few animals lived on the Plateau, the Yakimas often ate
camas roots dug from the ground.
The Algonquins built two different wigwams—lightweight ones for summer and larger, warmer ones for winter. This demonstrates that the Algonquins
adapted to their climate.
How did the Seminoles use natural resources to protect themselves?
They made leggings from deer hides to protect their legs from mosquitoes and sharp saw grass.
The Kwakiutls expressed their family history and social position by
carving totem poles to place outside their homes.
Seashells
How did some Native Americans of the Southwest learn to cope with the hot, dry climate?
They learned to grow crops that required very little water.
What was the alliance of five Eastern Woodlands tribes called?
Iroquois Confederacy
Chickees