Native American Homes
This kind of home was built by the Pueblo Native Americans. It was made of straw and mud and often had multiple stories or levels.
What is adobe?
This tribe was from the southwest. They originated from areas like Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Florida. They ate foods like melon, turkey and antelope. Their homes were made of "adobe bricks."
What is Pueblo?
The belief in multiple gods.
What is polytheistic?
How does environment affect where you live?
Possible answers: You have to have food, water, and shelter in order to survive. Therefore, you will choose a location where you can find these things. For example the Plains Native Americans traveled so they could find buffalo to eat and survive.
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides?
What is an island?
This kind of home was built by the Eastern Woodland Native Americans. It was made of wood and tree bark. It was great for multiple families.
What is a long house?
This tribe lived in the Eastern Woodlands. Unlike other tribes in this region they were monotheistic believed in a great spirit who was the leader of all things.
What is Iroquois?
How does the environment affect the lifestyle of the Native Americans?
Native Americans could only use the resources that were in its environment.
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula ?
A cone-shaped tent, usually covered with animal skins, used as a home, especially by Native Americans of the Great Plains.
What is a tipi?
What were two things that the Mayans created?
A 365 day calendar, a set of numerals, and the field of science known as astronomy.
This was an item used by the Sioux Native Americans. It made travelling a lot easier because it was a make shift sled you could attach to the harness of a horse or dog.
What is travois?
Why is it important that we study Native American history?
Multiculturalism; Native Americans started the history of the Americas so it is important that we acknowledge and appreciate their contributions.
What was the emperor's main role in the Aztec empire?
He would lead the Aztecs in war
What materials were used to build pyramids and temples in the Aztec Empire and Mayan Civilization?
What is sandstone and volcanic tuff?
Which tribe began to use stone, copper and Bronze tools?
What is the Inca Empire?
Moving around from place to place
Nomadic
What types of weapons did Native Americans use to hunt?
Bows and arrows, spears, tomahawk, ax, pipe tomahawk
What was the Sapa Incas main role in the Inca empire?
He was a religious leader
Temples built by the Incas were made of what material?
What is stone?
Which modes of transportation did the Cherokee and Sioux tribes both use?
horses, walking
The belief that no body dies entirely. Instead you are reborn into another body.
What is reincarnation?
True or False: The Native Americans had a great knowledge of the environment.
True
Why is the Mayan civilization not known as an empire?
They had no central leader. Instead they had 40 city- states and each had their own leader.