NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE

REGIONS AND RESOURCES

100

This region had huge forests, rivers, abundant fish, and Native peoples who built large wooden plank homes and ginormous totem poles.

PACIFIC NORTH WEST

200

This animal was one of the most important natural resources for many Native peoples of the Great Plains.

BUFFALO

300

A Native community lives in an area with thick forests, rivers, and fertile land. Archaeologists find evidence that the people grew crops, hunted deer, fished, and used trees to make homes and tools.

Without being told where they lived, identify the region AND explain THREE clues that prove your answer.

What is the Woodlands?

Clues: forests provided wood, rivers provided fish/water, fertile land supported farming, and forests provided animals such as deer for hunting

400

A Native community lives in a dry region where farming can be difficult and uses clay and earth to construct homes. Name the region.

SOUTHWEST

500

A Native group does not build permanent settlements. Instead, they move from place to place throughout the year, often following animals or searching for available food and resources.

What term describes this way of life AND why would a group choose to live this way?

What are nomads — people who move from place to place to follow food, animals, and other needed resources?

CULTURES AND BELIEFS

100

These spiritual beings are especially associated with the religious traditions of Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.

Kachinas

200

The Wampanoag name is often translated as “People of the First Light.” What does “First Light” refer to?

What is the rising sun / the dawn in the east, where the Wampanoag homeland is located?

300

Stories, music, drums, ceremonies, animals, and nature were all important parts of Native cultures. 

Give TWO ways these could help preserve a culture.

What are passing down beliefs, traditions, history, lessons, identity, or religious practices

400

Name FOUR ways Native peoples could connect to or express their religious and spiritual beliefs AND explain how each could be used.

• Nature/animals — could have spiritual meaning or be viewed as connected to the spiritual world.  
• Clothing/special objects — could be worn or used during ceremonies and have special meaning.  
• Stories — could pass religious beliefs, teachings, and traditions from generation to generation.  
• Music/drums — could be used during ceremonies, dances, and spiritual gatherings.

500

A Native community depended on everyone contributing to the survival and traditions of the group. Name the typical roles of elders, men, women, AND children in many Native communities.

• Elders — taught traditions, shared stories and knowledge, and advised the community.  
• Men — often hunted, fished, protected the community, and made certain tools.  
• Women — often farmed or gathered food, prepared food, made clothing, and cared for homes and families.  
• Children — learned skills and traditions from adults and helped with daily tasks as they grew older.

GOVERNMENT

100

True or False: Men were the only people who could have important government roles in every Native nation.

EXPLAIN 

FALSE

200

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was originally formed when this many Native nations joined together, eventually adding one more.

FIVE, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO SIX

300

Instead of allowing one chief to rule all five nations, regions used this system to make decisions together.

COUNCIL

400

Several Native nations remain separate nations, but agree to work together for peace, protection, and important decisions. What type of alliance have they formed?

CONFEDERACY

500

The five Haudenosaunee nations governed themselves, but certain issues affected everyone. Name THREE major issues that could bring the nations together to discuss and make decisions.

Name one of the founding leaders of this Nation

WAR, PEACE, TRADE, ALLIANCES, LAND, PROTECTION/SAFETY, 

CHIEF HIAWATHA

TRADE AND ECONOMY

100

Name FIVE different types of goods Native Americans could exchange through trade.

turquoise, fur, shells, pottery, beads, food, and hides

200

A Native nation had plenty of turquoise, while another had large amounts of fur and hides. Explain why BOTH nations could benefit from trading even if each could survive using its own resources.

They could exchange resources they had for resources they did not have, giving each nation access to a greater variety of goods.

300

Archaeologists discover shells, turquoise, pottery, and materials originating hundreds of miles apart at one settlement. What larger economic system does this evidence suggest existed

TRADING NETWORK

400

Leaders from two Native nations reach an important agreement. Instead of writing the agreement on paper, they create something made from carefully arranged shell beads to record and remember what was agreed upon

WAMPUM

500

Explain how BOTH geography AND natural resources affected the development of trade between Native American nations.

Different regions had different environments and natural resources, so Native nations traded resources they had with other nations to obtain goods and resources that were not available in their own region. This helped create trading networks between different nations and regions

GEOEGRAPHY

100

Name all cardinal directions.

N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW, 

200

This imaginary line is located at 0° latitude and divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

EQUATOR

300

What are the Five Themes of Social Studies?

Geography, History, Economics, Civics/Government, and Global Connections.

400

This imaginary line is located at 0° longitude and divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

PRIME MERIDIAN

500

A location is north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian. Without seeing a map, identify its TWO hemispheres AND explain whether you would use latitude or longitude to determine each one.Give me an example of a possible location on a map!

Northern Hemisphere — latitude determines north/south. Western Hemisphere — longitude determines east/west.

NORTH AMERICA