Northeastern Woodlands
Southeast
Great Plains
Southwest
Northwest Coast
100
What were Northeastern Woodland canoes made out of?
Birch bark and tree gum.
100
What season did the Southeast use longhouses in?
Summer
100
What animal did the Great Plains use for food, clothing, and shelter?
Buffalo
100
What did the Southwest make their homes out of?
Adobe (bricks made of clay and straw)
100
The Northwest Coast use what ocean animal for food, tools, etc.?
Whales
200
What type of housing did the Northeastern Woodlands use to hold many families?
Longhouses
200
What is another name for "canoe" that the Southeast tribes used?
Dugout
200
The Great Plains environment was _______ and ______.
Flat and grassy
200
The Southwest built villages called ________.
Pueblos.
200
What did the Northwest Coast made their longhouses out of?
Cedar wood
300
What did the Northeastern Woodland environment have?
Fertile soil, rivers, forests
300
What type of shelter did the Southeast use in the winter?
Wigwams
300
The Great Plains used horses and travois's for transportation. What is a travois?
A type of sled pulled by dogs.
300
The Southwest built villages on hills with flat tops to keep away from enemies. What were these hills with flat tops called?
Mesas
300
What is another name for the "Medicine Man" that was used to heal Native Americans?
Shaman
400
Why did Native American tribes, including the Northeastern Woodlands tribes, wear masks?
To ward away evil spirits.
400
What important food did the Southeast have a ceremony for?
Corn or maize (The Green Corn Ceremony)
400
Which type of Great Plains shelter was made with buffalo hide?
Teepees
400
Why were kachina dolls used in the Southwest?
To educate kids about their religion.
400
Why did the Northwest Coast create totem poles?
To tell about their ancestors.
500
Why was the Great Council formed in the Eastern Woodlands?
To make decisions for the Iroquois League (a group of 5 different tribes)
500
Why did the Southeast drink snakeroot potion before war?
To purify their bodies.
500
What did the Great Plains call their dances and ceremonies?
Powwows
500
Why did the Southwest have to develop irrigation systems?
Because their environment was dry and arid.
500
Why did the Northwest Coast throw potlatches?
To show wealth.
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