Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Miscellaneous
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100
This is the type of home many Eastern Woodlands Native Americans built. They might be as long as 150 feet and provide shelter for 12 families. (Imagine all your aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents living in the same house!)
What is longhouse?
100
This is the animal the Great Plains Native Americans depended on to survive.
What is buffalo?
100
This home was made of a mixture of mud/clay and straw that was shaped into bricks and dried in the sun. Often it was built with more than one story so it looked like a 2 story house or apartment building from today.
What is adobe pueblo?
100
This home built by the Pacific Northwest Native Americans was made from cedar trees.
What is cedar plank house?
100
The Eastern Woodlands, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest Native Americans planted crops. Often these three items were planted.
What are corn, beans, and squash?
200
Because the Eastern Woodland Native Americans had lots of natural resources they built there homes and small villages so their homes were _______________ (did not change).
What is permanent?
200
The Great Plains Native American migrated often. Because of this their "homes" were not permanent. They made their homes of poles and buffalo hide because this was easy to move. Name this type of "home".
What is a teepee?
200
The Southwest was very hot and dry. Name the vocabulary word for hot and dry.
What is arid?
200
The Pacific Northwest Native Americans carved these to represent a person's ancestors (their family history) and to show wealth.
What are totem poles?
200
These two regions had an abundant of natural resources which allowed them to build permanent settlements (homes).
What are Eastern Woodlands and Pacific Northwest?
300
The Iroquois Native Americans lived in this region. They organized a government that was run only by men (even though the men were selected by women). Name the government system they had.
What is the Great Council?
300
This word means to move to a different region. The Native Americans of the Great Plains did this because they were hunting buffalo.
What is migrate/migrated?
300
The Southwest Native Americans used these to teach kids about religion.
What are kachina dolls?
300
Because the Pacific Northwest had so many natural resources they did not have to work as hard finding food as some other Native Americans. Instead the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest would often enjoy celebrations (often lasting many days) which included singing, dancing, a lot of eating, and gift giving. Name the word for this type of celebration the Pacific Northwest Native Americans held.
What is a potlatch?
300
This is what all Native American had in common no matter which region they lived and what natural resources they had available.
What is respected/worshiped nature to survive (food, homes, tools, etc)
400
Name all the ways Eastern Woodland Native Americans found food.
What is hunted, fished, and planted crops?
400
The Great Plains Native Americans did not know about this animal until after the Europeans (people from Europe) arrived in the Americans. But once the Native Americans were introduced to this animal it changed their lives because hunting became much easier.
What is the horse?
400
This is an underground room where ceremonies were performed in the Southwest region.
What is a kiva?
400
This was the animal the Pacific Northwest Native Americans relied on from the Pacific Ocean. In addition to providing a large amount of meat it also provided oil. They would use this oil to waterproof their canoes and as lamp oil to provide light at night.
What is the whale?
400
Name a type of home that was mobile (able to move).
What is the teepee?
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