Come over to my house!
Why were wigwams used?
They were easily moved during hunting season.
How did Native Americans get food?
They hunted, fished, gathered food, and farmed.
Where do the Inuit, Yuit, and Aleut tribes live?
Arctic region-Canada, Alaska, and Greenland
What did the tribes of the northwest use to tell stories?
Totem poles
A group of people connected by a common language, belief, land, and culture.
Tribe
What were wickiups made of?
wooden frame covered with woven leaves and brush
What are three crops the tribes of the northeast grew?
corn, beans, and squash
Where did the tribes of the southeast region live?
From the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico and from Texas to the Atlantic.
A picture carved into a rock.
What is a chiefdom?
A group of tribes under one leader, or chief.
How were homes made in the southwest?
adobe bricks made of dried clay
Which tribes hunted for bison?
Tribes of the Midwest
Which region did the Hopi Indians live in?
Southwest
What name did many tribes use to describe the Earth?
"Mother Earth"
True or False:
The smallest native political group was the confederacies.
False
The individual was the smallest.
What were earthen mounds used for in the southeast?
ceremonial complexes
Why was food scarce for the arctic tribes?
The region is frozen most of the year.
Which states make up the region the tribes of the west lived in?
Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, California, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming
What does an archaeologist do?
Studies things left behind by people who lived long ago.
Which group was made up of distant relatives?
Clans
What are the two types of homes used by the tribes of the northwest?
Earth houses were used during the fall and winter. Tepees were used during the spring and summer.
They lived near the ocean and rivers.
Which tribal region was near the Great Lakes?
Northeast or Eastern Woodlands
Explain how Native Americans used all of an animal they hunted.
Fur for clothing or homes. Meat for food. Bones for weapons or tools
What was another name for a village?
A band