Shelter
What type of shelters were 50 feet long and held up to 25 families?
Long Houses
How would Native Americans that lived in permanent homes find food?
What did all Native Americans use to make their clothes?
Animal skin and fur
What did the Native Americans use Dreamcatchers for?
To catch bad dreams and evil spirits
What region is below freezing all year long?
Arctic Region
Why did the Native Americans in the Plains region move the Teepees?
To follow buffalo
The Native Americans in the Arctic region hunted for what animals?
Bears, Elk, Whales, and Seals
What would the Native Americans use to make Jewelry?
They would use animal bones, silver, and turqoise
Why is Storytelling important to the American Indians?
It was a way they could pass history down from generation to generation
True or False
All regions had the same weather
FALSE
What type of shelter was built out of stones and mud and were the first apartment style homes?
Pueblos
What were the crops that Native Americans called the 'Sister Crops'
Corn, Beans, and Squash
Why did the Inuit Indians in the Arctic Region use seal skin on the inside of their clothing?
The seal skin made the clothes water resistant
What did Totem Poles represent?
To honor loved ones who passed away
To share family history
What word is used to describe weather in one region for a long period of time?
Climate
What is an igloo?
A house made of blocks of ice and snow with a short door and tunnel in the front
Native Americans that lived near water sources could find what kind of food?
Fish
What kind of shoes did some Native Americans wear?
Moccasins
What are some things the Native Americans contribute to America today?
Musical instruments, baskets, Moccasins, and Storytelling
How would the Native Americans change their clothes based on the climate?
They would wear animal fur in the cold and less clothing made from animal skin in the warm weather
What type of houses were movable and lightweight?
Teepees
Why would some Native Americans hang and dry fish in a smoke house?
This made the fish easier to save and it could be saved for longer
Which region would use beaver claws and clamshells to make jewelry?
Northwest Region
What region used to call the Native Americans 'Eskimos' but not calls them the Inuit Tribe?
Arctic Region
What is the weather like in the Southeast region?
(This is the region we live in!)
Warm and humid
Hot summers
Extreme cold is rare
Rain sometimes