Southeast
Plains
Northeast
Geography
Housing
100
What is the climate in the Southeast?
Hot, humid & rainy
100
What is another name for bison?
Buffalo
100
How many nations were a part of the first Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
Five nations formed the original Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
100
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
100
Which North American Indigenous group used teepees as their homes?
Indigenous people from the PLAINS used teepees.
- East or West Plains?
- Temporary or permanent structure?
200
The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee & Seminole tribes were ALL known as.....?
The "Five Civilized Tribes."
200
Indigenous people of the PLAINS spoke many different languages. What language did they use to communicate when they traded?
Sign language.
200
Many Indigenous tribes in the Northeast used controlled fires to affect the habitats around them. What was the name of this practice?
"Cultural Burning"
200
What is the longest river in North America?
Missouri River
200
Indigenous people from the __________ region lived in houses called ___________.
Indigenous people from the SOUTHEAST region lived in WIGWAMS.
300
What three crops make up the "Three Sisters?"
Corn, beans & squash
300
Which part of the Plains is where mostly nomadic Indigenous people lived?
The WESTERN PLAINS.
WEST = less rain = not good farmland = nomadic
EAST = more rain = good farmland = permanent
300
Shells were seen as status symbols amongst Indigenous people. What was the name of beads made from clamshells?
Wampum - beads made from shells. They were difficult to make and therefore had a lot of value = status symbol and also used as currency.
300
What are the oldest mountain ranges in North America?
Appalachian Mountains
- geologists believe it began forming 1.1 billion years ago
-one of the oldest in the world!
300
Indigenous people of the _________ region used _________ type of housing.
Indigenous people of the NORTHEAST region lived in LONGHOUSES.
400
What was the name of ceremony that Indigenous people of the Southeast celebrated?
The Green Corn Ceremony
400
What was the name of the ceremony that was celebrated by the Indigenous people of the Plains?
The Sun Dance Ceremony
400
What was another name for the Iroquois Constitution?
The Great Law of Peace
400
Which Ocean was named after a Greek Mythological character?
Atlantic Ocean was named after Atlas... the man Zeus punished to hold the Earth on his shoulders for all of eternity.
400
Indigenous people living in the ____________ region lived in houses called ______________.
Indigenous people of the (Eastern) Plains lived in Earth Lodges.
500
Which Indigenous tribe of the Southeast claims the first Native American in space?
The Chickasaw Nation
500
Indigenous people of the Plains traded a lot with one another. Which tribe often served as the go-between merchant between different groups?
Cheyenne
500
What does "Haudenosaunee" mean?
Haudenosaunee means "people of the longhouse."
500
What was the name of the land bridge that allowed Native Americans to travel by foot from Asia to North America around 20,000 years ago?
Beringia
500
Which type of housing was used by TWO different regions? Name the house AND the regions!
Both the NORTHEAST and SOUTHEAST regions used WIGWAMS.