Environment
Food
Vocab
Geography and Regions
Shelter
100
What kind of connection did Native Americans have with their environment/homelands?
A strong connection. Part of the same community as plants and animals
100
What did Northwest Native Americans use to hunt seals/sea lions
Harpoons
100
What does "Migrate" mean?
move from one place and establish a home in a new place.
100
Native Americans in the Southeast region centered their villages around these:
Mounds
100
What type of shelter was great for nomadic tribes as it could be easily packed and unpacked?
Tipi
200
What did Native Americans believe about "spirits"?
Every part of nature had its own spirit
200
What crop was importamt to the tribes in the Southwest regions?
Corn
200
What does "Environment" mean?
physical surroundings in a place including land, water, animals, plants, climate
200
What allowed the Native Americans to enter the continent from Asia?
A landbridge connecting Asia and Alaska
200
What type of shelter (used by Plateau tribes) was great for keeping people cool in summer and warm in the winter. It was typically made by digging into the ground.
PitHome
300
What did hunters do to an animal when they hunted it?
They would thank the animal as they killed it.
300
What job were the women in the Eastern Woodlands given?
Farming
300
What are Natural Resources?
Useful materials found in nature
300
What region hunted lots of Buffalo?
Great Plains
300
What type of shelter (used by Eastern Woodland tribes) was constructed from logs and could house multiple families?
Longhouse
400
What did Native Americans think about "private property"?
They did not believe that anyone had ownership of the land
400
The Great Plains hunted what large animal for food, clothing, and making tools?
Buffalo
400
What is "culture"?
People’s way of life. Includes beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing.
400
What is the name of the geographical feature that starts off like a mountain but is flat at the top? 
Mesa
400
What type of building was common to find on top of Mounds?
temples
500
How did Native Americans utilize the natural resources around them?
They used everything and wasted nothing.
500
What unique way did the Great Plains tribes hunt buffalo?
They would chase the buffalo and trick them into jumping off of cliffs.
500
What is a "Cultural Region"
an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language
500
What cultural Region had over 100 tribes? (this is the most)
California
500
What did Mounds start out as?
A burial place