Southwest
Woodlands
Plains
West
Name the Region
100

This word means "villages" in Spanish and was also the style of home to the Hopi people

pueblos

100

These were the dwellings of the Woodlands people

wigwam

100

This animal was the most important to the people of the plains

buffalo

100

This event featured food and gifts given by the host

potlatch

100

Navajo

West

200

This is a mountain or hill with a flat top and steep sides

mesa

200

These types of homes held many Iroquian families

longhouses

200

This type of dwelling uses poles that lean together and an animal skin covering

teepee

200

These structures were placed outside the community homes and featured symbols to tell stories

totem poles

200

Lakota

Plains

300

This is a common type of clay found in the southwest

adobe

300

This road connected the five main villages of the Iroquian tribes

Hodenosaunee Trail

300

This area is described as flat or rolling land covered mostly with grass

prairie

300

This word refers to the use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems

technology

300

Penobscot

Woodlands

400

This group of people transformed the people of the southwest lives by introducing them to livestock and horses

Spanish

400

This term refers to a group of families who share the same ancestor

clan

400

This invention was a sled-like device that was used for carrying people and belongings

travois

400

This yearly event was a time when families could catch over 1,000 pounds of fish (salmon)

Salmon Run

400

Tlingit

West

500

These ceremonies were an important part of the Hopi culture

kachina

500

This word means to settle issues by agreement/giving up something

compromise

500

This was the name of the special calendar invented by the Lakota people

winter count

500

This ocean was important and provided to the people of the west

Pacific Ocean

500

Iroquis

Woodlands

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