Lesson 1
What was the primary purpose of the mounds built by the Mississippian culture?
Religious ceremonies
What part of North America is considered the Pacific North West?
The coastal area the reaches from Alaska to Northern California.
What large group are the Hopis a part of?
The Pueblo Indians
In what ways were the lives of the eastern and western plain Indians different?
Eastern Plain Indians had villages and practiced agriculture; Western Plain Indians did not farm and lived as nomads.
Where were the Eastern Woodlands?
They stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.
How did the first people likely arrive in America?
By crossing a land bridge from Asia
How did the Northwest's forests influence the indians living there?
Northwest Indians used the cedar and spruce trees to build large houses. these large houses became central to their culture.
What is the land like in the Southwest?
Much of it is low, flat desert, with high plateaus in some places.
Why were the Comanche thought to be rich and powerful?
They owned many horses and controlled a large area of the plains.
What type of resources where found in the Eastern Woodlands?
Many varieties of trees, plants, and animals such as maple trees, wild rise, deer, bears, and rabbits.
What was the primary reason ancient people migrated to America?
To follow herds of animals
What did the inside of a Tlingit house look like?
It was divided to give each family its own area. A cooking fire burned in the center of the house.
How did the Southwest's geography influence how the Indians lived?
Because there were few trees in this region to build homes, Indians there used a clay called adobe. this substance was abundant in the Southwest.
Why were horses important to Western Plain Indians?
Horses made it easier for Western Plain Indians to hunt and travel.
How did climate affect the different types of homes of the Woodland Indians?
In the warm south, the Indians built house without walls. in the colder north, houses were built with deerskin and bark for walls.
where did the Cliff dwellers build their homes and what were they made of?
Homes were made of mud and stone and built in the side of cliffs.
How did a salmon trap work?
It stopped the salmon. some fish where swept into the traps on either side.
What were two methods that the southwestern Indians used to water their crops?
Used irrigation; Planted corn deep in the ground; planted crops in areas that flooded during spring rains.
Write a description of the life of the Western Plain Indians using the words travois and nomads.
The western plain Indians were nomads who roamed the vast grassland. They relied on the buffalo for food, clothing and shelter, following the herds throughout the seasons. to transport their goods they used travois.
What type of government did the Haudenosaunee form?
They formed a confederation.
Who were some of the earliest people to build large villages in North America?
Adena, Hopewell, and the Mississippians
What were totem poles used for and what did they look like?
Totem poles marked the entrance of houses and told the history of the families who lived there. They were tall cedar poles carved and painted with human and animal figures.
Describe the way Southwest Indians used irrigation?
They used canals and ditches to move water from rivers to their fields.
What was the buffalo's importance to the Plain people?
The buffalo was important to Plain Indians. They Hunted it for food. western plain Indians used the buffalo skin for shelter and clothing and bones for tools.
How where decisions reached at league meetings?
The chiefs talked until they all agreed.