Definitions
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
What is a culture?
What did the 3 sisters diet consist of?
Corn, Beans, And squash
Why are the mound builders called what they are?
They build mounds.
What types of things did the Iroquois live by?
Lakes and streams.
What did Pueblo people use to store water.
Dams and tanks.
A place or region newly settled.
What is a settlement
What name did the Iroquois give to corn, squash, and beans?
Three sisters diet.
What did the Anasazi build walls with?
Adobe
Were nomadic tribes big or small?
Small
What did inuit tribes make coats out of?
Seal Fur.
A geographical area where people share similar cultural traits, such as language, customs, and religious practices.
Cultural Region
What were 3 ways Native Americans got their food?
Hunting gathering and agriculture.
What is a Long House used for?
Communal dwellings
What is the ceremony of corn ripening called?
Celebration of the green corns
What did the sioux follow?
Buffalo.
A political unit that controls the surrounding land
City-State
What is a potlatch?
A ceremonial feast.
What did people build in the colorado plateau?
Pueblo
What are pueblo dancers called
Kachinas
What did the Naztech hunt?
Fish, deer, turkey, and bear.
A raised road made of packed earth.
Causeway
What is irrigation?
Adding water to crops
What is adobe?
Bricks made of mud.
What is the process of spreading ideas across different cultures?
What was a survival advantage of living in the Northwest Coastal Region?
Abundant natural resources.