Name that Region
This Native American region group was located near the east coast of North America, east of the Mississippi River and into Canada. They also lived in wigwams and longhouses. They hunted deer, rabbit and squirrels!
What were the Eastern Woodlands?
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
Describe the Three Sisters Method.
They planted corn which would help support the climbing bean plants, and the squash would act as a cover, preventing weed growth and conserving moisture.
True or False: The Native Americans didn't provide a vital role in shaping the New World
False
This term means a group of people who were living off lands prior to colonization.
What is indigenous?
Blackfoot, Lakota, Cheyenne and Crow were all tribes of this region.
What were the Plains?
The Apache tribe were known for this type of lifestyle and culture.
What is the nomadic lifestyle and warrior culture
Name 4 types of Native American art forms.
What were: basketry, beadwork, pottery and textiles
This was the exchange of knowledge and goods between Native Americans and Europeans which had a lasting impact on both parties.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
True or False: Initially, Native Americans were eager to interact with the Europeans.
False
All regions shared this type of religious belief.
Everything had a spirit
The Cherokee had this which consisted of representatives from various clans.
What is the Council of Chiefs?
The Native Americans also provided these two different types of irrigation systems to help enhance water management in arid regions, showcasing their sophisticated understanding of the land and its resources.
What were canals and terraced fields?
Name 3 things the Native Americans shared their knowledge in with the Europeans.
What was agriculture, medicinal plants, hunting, fishing and gathering?
Name 3 things that occurred within the relationship between Native Americans and the Europeans as European colonization expanded.
Tensions arose over land disputes, cultural clashes and differing conceptions over property ownership.
This Native American region had to practice subsistence farming, built cliff side homes or lived in houses made out of adobe.
What was the Desert Southwest?
The Iroquois Confederacy had this type of kinship system which descent and inheritance was determined by the female bloodline.
What is a matrilineal kinship system?
Name 4 different types of materials that Native Americans used to create weapons.
What were flint, obsidian, bone and antler.
Name three European crops that helped alter the Native Americans diet.
What were wheat, rice and sugarcane?
This is one way Native Americans were able to overcome the hardships of European colonization.
What are reservations and sacred grounds?
This Native American region included the Nez Perce, the Haida, the Chinook and Makah, and was the richest of all regions due to thick forests and rivers plentiful of fish and sea life.
What was the Pacific Northwest?
The Sioux or the Lakota performed this type of ritual
What is the Sun Dance?
Name the three different types of weapons that the Natives created.
What were bow and arrows, spears and tomahawks?
Name 3 challenges the Native American communities faced due to European colonization.
What were disease, superior weaponry and forcing the Native Americans to assimilate?
This Wampanoag leader spearheaded an uprising against the European colonists.
King Phillip the Wampanoag Sachem/Metacom