Northwest and Great Plains
Cedar bark was the most important natural resource for which region?
Northwest Coast
What region made wigwams out of bent trees and birch bark?
Eastern Woodlands
What region was hot, humid, and steamy with swamps, mountains, river valleys, and tall sharp grass?
Southeast
What type of root did Native Americans in the Plateau use?
Camas
What word describes a group of Native Americans who move from place to place in search of resources to help them survive?
Nomadic
Buffalo was the most important resource for which region?
Great Plains
Were the Eastern Woodlands or California Intermountain region's Native Americans nomads because there were not many plants or animals?
California-Intermountain Region
What was the name of the homes that Southeast tribes made that were above the land and had no walls?
Chickees
How did tribes in the Plateau build their homes to keep warm in the winter?
They were partially underground and would cover their roof with a mat
What are examples of artifacts that will help historians understand what life was like for Native Americans?
Clothing, tools, pottery, homes
Native Americans in the Great Plains used teepee for their homes. What does this tell us about their culture?
They were nomadic and could move from place to place. Buffalo was really important because they used it to make their homes.
Describe the climate of the Eastern Woodlands.
4 seasons with hot summers, snowy winters, and mild spring and fall.
Describe the environment and climate of the Southwest region.
Very dry environment with deserts, mesas, and not many plants or trees. There was little rain and days were HOT and nights were COLD!
What did Native Americans use buffalo for?
Clothing, shields, tools, weapons, food, and teepees
What does ADAPT mean?
To change ideas and ways of living to fit a new situation
What did Native Americans in the Northwest make from cedar bark that was carved with animals, humans, and spirits to tell a story?
Totem poles
What type of trees did the Native Americans in the California-Intermountain region use to make their homes?
Redwood trees
What homes did Native Americans in the Southwest live in that were made from stone and clay that looked like apartments?
Pueblos
Why did Native Americans in the Southeast make leggings out of deer hide?
To protect them from mosquito bites and the sharp tall grasses
What is a flat-topped hill with steep sides?
Mesa
Describe the environment of the Northwest Region and the Great Plains.
The Northwest Coast had dense forests and rocky beaches. The Great Plains was a flat, treeless grassland.
Eastern Woodlands
What region grew beans, squash, and corn because those plants didn't need much water?
Southwest
How did the Native Americans make a teepee and a wigwam?
Teepee: Sew together buffalo hides from 6-20 buffalo and then the men would paint it with pictures from daily life
Wigwam: bend the trees and then cover it with grass and bark
Ways of living such as language, beliefs, environment, homes, and natural resources describe a Native American's ___________.
Culture