Northwest Coast Cultures
The two geographical areas that provided hospitable environments for several cultures
Seacoast and Forests
Geographic differences between Northwest and Southwest areas
Northwest- Coasts and Forests
Southwest- Mountains and deserts
This area stretches from Texas to Canada
Great Plains
Built for religious and ceremonial purposes in the Mississippi river Valley
Mounds
Tribe that lived in present- day Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina
Cherokee
Gift giving ceremonies from wealthy to poor
Potlatches
Clay used for building that southwest tribes used for building
Adobe
Farming wasn't the best and tribes had to rely on natural resources such as this animal
Buffalo (Bison)
Before farming and taming animals the people survived this way
Hunting and gathering
Cherokee town that held war councils and ceremonies
red towns
Able to communicate with the spirit world
Shaman
Circular-shaped chambers in the ground used for ceremonies and social gatherings
Kivas
The Spanish introduced these in the 1500's which made hunting easier
Horses
Largest city that included more than 120 mounds covering 6 square miles
Cahokia
Villages devoted to peace were considered these
White towns
Northwest wood carving artistry that honored families, bears, whales, and eagles
Totem Poles
Built in the Chaco Canyon, it housed over 1,200 people
Pueblo Bonito
Young warriors would put themselves through strenuous ordeals called these
Vision Quest
Two of the reasons that the city of Cahokia was abandoned
less crop production, disease, overpopulation, warfare
Domed huts built on a framework of poles and covered with skins or bark
Wigwams
Tlingit translates to this
People of the Tides
The area in Colorado were a series of dwellings were built into the sides of the cliffs
Mesa Verde
A ceremony to give thanks for prosperity
Sun Dance
Two of the earliest Mississippians tribes
Adena and Hopwell
Groups of allies to help each other through war or hardship
Confederations