Environment
Food
Culture and Religion
Social Organization
Shelter and Clothing
100
What is the name of this area?
The Plateau
100
What are the baskets that are used to collect berries, roots and bulbs called?
Coil Baskets
100
What are some of the most important animals to the people of the Plateau?
Coyote, Deer, Horses
100
Who elected the chief of a clan?
The men of the clan
100
What do they wear during winter and what is the clothing made of?
Mittens,robes and hats made with fur or goat wool.
200
What type of land is this in this area?
Scrub Land
200
What was the trap called that spanned over a whole river?
A Weirs.
200
Who did the plateau people believe to be the most important religious leaders?
The shamen
200
Who advised the chief of a clan?
A committee of elders.
200
Name the 4 different types of shelters.
Lean-tos, lodges, tipis or semi-underground pit house.
300
What type of climate exists here?
Continental Climate
300
What kind of harpoon would the people of the plateau use to catch fish?
Three pronged harpoons
300
What were the two main ceremonial dances?
Winter guardian spirit dance and the Sun dance
300
What is a patriarchal society?
A society in which men are the main power
300
What two shelters were used during summer?
Tipis and lodges
400
List three different types of vegetation
Answers will vary
400
What would happen to the hunters that became more spiritual?
They became professional hunters.
400
What were some of the powers that shamen had according to them?
Communicating with the spirit world to heal, control hunting, and predict the future.
400
What were the roles of women?
Harvested, gathered and prepared food, cared for children and home, made clothing
400
What were the clothing made of?
Tanned hides of deer, caribou and moose.
500
What are the three kinds of brushes that Kai mentioned?
Sage brush, Rabbit brush, Antelope brush
500
Name all the animals that the people of the plateau hunted.
Elk,Mountain sheep, Coyotes, Foxes, Raccoons, Porcupines,Martens, Weasels, Beavers, Rabbits/Hares, Marmots, and Salmon
500
What belief were most of their myths based on?
The coyote was the creation of everything.
500
What made the people of the plateaus non egalitarian societies?
They had low class foreign slaves
500
Explain the structure of the 'Pit house'
Answer will vary
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