Eastern Woodlands/Southeastern
Where did the Eastern Woodlands peoples live?
Forested areas between the Appalachians and Atlantic Ocean
What was the climate of the Northwest Coast like?
Mild
What did the Hohokam build to help them farm in a dry environment?
Irrigation canals
Around what major river did the Mississippians live?
Mississippi River
What was the environment of the Great Plains like?
Immense, arid grassland
What were the two major groups of the Northeastern Woodlands?
Iroquois and Algonquians
Why were natural resources plentiful in this region?
The region was next to the ocean
What type of homes did the Ancestral Puebloans build in cliffs
Pueblos
What was the name of the largest Mississippian city? e
Cahokia
Why was farming difficult in much of the Great Plains?
Little Rain
What type of home did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses
Name two animals Northwest Coast peoples hunted or used for food/resources.
Any two: salmon, otters, seals, whales;
Name the three Pueblo peoples listed
Hopi, Acoma, and Zuni; Apache and Navajo
Around what important feature did Mississippians build their large towns?
Central Plaza
What animal did many Great Plains tribes depend on?
Buffalo
What type of home did many Algonquians live in?
Wigwams
Name two groups in this region
Salish and Chinook
Which two groups migrated into the Southwest between about 1200 and 1500
Apache and Navajo
About how many people may have lived in Cahokia?
About 10,000–40,000;
Why were tipis a useful type of home for many Plains peoples?
they could be moved for a nomadic lifestyle
Name three Southeastern tribes
Any three: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Natchez, Seminole;
What was a potlatch?
A gift-giving feast practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
who was the most violent tribe
Apache
What two problems likely helped cause Mississippians to leave their communities and move south?
Fighting and over-farming
Name three Great Plains tribes from the presentation.
Any three: Great Sioux Nation, Blackfoot, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Hidatsa, Plains Apache