Eastern Woodland Indians
What are the Three Sisters?
Squash, Beans and Corn
Blackfeet
Prairie
A large area of grassland.
Which region had more forests: the Great Plains or the Eastern Woodlands?
Eastern Woodlands
How many families live in a Longhouse?
20 families
What are the two groups of languages for Eastern Woodland?
Iroquoian, Algonquian
Some Plains farming communities lived in these homes made with earth covering a wooden frame.
earth lodges
A formal agreement between groups is a ______
Treaty
Which region is associated with many communities hunting bison on open grasslands?
Great Plains
Name two signals some Plains communities used to communicate over a distance.
smoke signals, drums, or flashes of sunlight
Cedar, Bark, Stone tools, and Thread were used to build _______.
A Canoe
What is another name for a buffalo?
Bison
This long home could house several families in some Eastern Woodland nations.
Longhouse
Explain why a tipi was useful for a community that followed bison.
it could be taken down, carried, and set up again
Explain how forests helped Eastern Woodland communities build homes.
trees supplied wood and bark
Besides farming, name three ways Eastern Woodland communities obtained food.
hunting, fishing, and gathering
These animals helped many Plains communities travel, carry belongings, and hunt.
Horses
Bison provided these hard body parts that people could turn into tools.
bones
Explain how forests provided resources for Eastern Woodland homes.
trees provided wood and bark for building homes
why nomadic communities needed homes that were easy to move.
they moved to follow food resources and needed to take their shelters with them
Some Eastern Woodland nations used this rounded home covered with bark or mats.
wigwam
Name three ways many Plains communities used bison.
Meat for food, hides for clothing or shelter, and bones for tools
A practice or belief passed from one generation to another.
Tradition
Name two similarities between Plains and Eastern Woodland communities.
using natural resources and passing down knowledge and traditions
Explain how the environment influenced people’s lives, using one example from each region.
Plains grasslands supported bison used for food and hides, while Eastern Woodland forests supplied wood and bark for homes