Homes
_________________________ are cone-shaped shelters made of animal hides by the nomadic plains people.
Teepees
There were about__________different languages spoken by Native Americans.
300
In the Great Plains, some Native Americans were able to grow crops like maize, beans, and squash. Beyond hunting and gathering, this growing of good made them _____________________.
farmers
What means not having enough water?
Drought
When building their homes in different regions, what did Native Americans use as home building materials?
They used the resources around them like ice, animal skins, ____________ , dirt, and adobe (clay).
wood
Building homes on cliff walls provided__________________ for the Anasazi.
protection
Tracing a society’s ancestry through mothers is called ___________________________.
Matrilineal
The Native Americans shared similar beliefs.
Their religions were based on ___________.
nature
People who traveled from place to place in search of food.
Nomad
What was one of the larger wildlife animals of the Great Plains with thick, brown fur and horns that the Native Americans relied upon in many ways?
Buffalo
The Iroquois lived in ________________ made from logs and bark.
longhouses
Many groups used strings of beads known as _____________ for money.
wampum
At feasts, called ___________________, hosts, usually chiefs or wealthy people, gave away most of their belongings as gifts.
potlatches
Native groups with similarities are known as having a similar __________.
Culture
Acorns were used to make __________.
Flour
Above ground houses made of heavy adobe clay are called ____________________________.
pueblos
Earliest societies built hundreds of ____________ for religious ceremonies, as temples, or for burials.
mounds
The Native Americans of the Great Plains survived on ______________________.
wildlife
The _________________ built large burial mounds to honor their dead.
Hopewell
Inuit people depended on ____________ for many tasks, including transportation. (An animal)
dogs
The Pawnee lived in round lodges made of dirt called _____________________.
Earth Lodges
What are the underground ceremonial chambers at the center of each Anasazi community called?
Kivas
Unlike Europeans, Native Americans did not think ___________ could bought, sold, or owned by individuals.
land
Totem poles were representations of _________________ and ______________ spirits.
animal and ancestor
_______________ ________________ was an alliance of of 5 Native American nations in northeastern North America that worked together for peace and security.
Iriquios League