Cultural Regions
Lived in heavily forested areas between the Appalachians and Atlantic
What is the eastern woodlands
The Iroquois Constitution, passed orally from 1142 and later on wampum belts. Set up their system of government
What is The Great Law of Peace
lived in large multifamily longhouses
Who are the Irouquios?
This group as most likey destroyed by warfare, small ice age and over farming?
Who are the Mississippians
Also known as the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse)
Who are the Iroquios
Found on a narrow strip of land along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. Dense fir, pine and cedar forest grew right to the oceans shore. The climate was mild but the area received heavy rain almost all year.
What is the Northwest Coast
Name given to the describe the movement of people from place to as changes in the seasons made food available in different areas.
What is nomadic?
These home were found in the southwest region. They were made out of stone and adobe and could be from four to five stories high. They looked like apartment buildings
What are pueblos
Buffalo/bison was their primary food source The meat was dried into a jerky that could last a year.
Who are the Great PLains
Which tribe was Hunting salmon, otters, seals, and whales
California and Northwest Coast
This was the driest region. It stretched from the southwestern United States to Northern Mexico. Days were hot and nights were cold. The area contained mountains, flat topped mesas, canyons and deserts.
What is the Southwest Region?
Largest mound settlement of the Mississippian Indians with a population of 6,000-40,000 people.
Who are the Cahokia?
These homes were used by plains indians. The were made from wooden poles and the skins of animals. The shelters were portable and easy to put up and take down.
What are teepees
Usually broken into 4 large cultural groups
• Encountered the Lewis & Clark expedition and Sacagawea was a member of the tribe
• Many lived in tipis
Who are the Shoshone?
Settlements had a plaza at the center for religious and social gathering
Who are the mississippians
This region extended from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River Valley. From north to south it stretched from Canada to Texas. This area was mostly treeless grassland with cold winters and hot summers.
What is the Great Plains?
Large art pieces of the Pacific Northwest people to commemorate ancestors and legends. Often feature mythical thunderbirds
What are totem poles
Famous for being around Lake Tahoe and giving it its name
Who are the Washoe
Known for their silver and turquoise jewelry and crafts.
Navajo
Located between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.
What are the Great Basin
Traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes used for gifts, storytelling, and recording important events. .
What is a wampum
This tribe lived in Oval Wigwams
Who are the Algonquins
This group of people had Potlatches and totem poles
Northwest Coast
Peaceful culture with abundant natural resources, Lots of fishing with large canoes, Lived together in cedar longhouses
California and Northwest Coast