Vocabulary Words
Name a natural resource.
water, trees, grass, animals, etc
This Indian tribe hunted buffalo for their main source of food, shelter, clothing, and tools
Lakota
This type of home is made from blocks of ice
Igloo
What is a potlatch?
A party or celebration
This tribe created it's own written language and had a syllabic alphabet.
Cherokee
What is an artifact?
An object made by humans long ago
Which Indian Tribe hunted whales as their main source of food, shelter, and clothing?
Inuit
This shelter is made from poles and buffalo hide. They can be easily taken down and moved
Teepee
Where does the word kayak come from?
The Inuit tribe
Stickball
What is an archaeologist?
Someone who studies past cultures and human behaviors of the past by looking at artifacts
Which tribe lived in Adobe homes?
Pueblo
This Indian group made plank houses made from cedar trees and would set a totem out front to tell about their family
Kwakiutl
What is a kiva?
A round room used for prayer by the men of the Pueblo tribe
What game still played today did the Iroquois tribe invent to sharpen their fighting skills?
Lacrosse
Name a human resource.
farmer, cook, fisherman, hunter, etc.
Iroquois
This type of home is made from red clay, water, and grass shaped into bricks harden by the sun
Adobe/Pueblo
What tribes real name is Haudenosaunee?
Iroquois
How did the Kwakiutl measure wealth?
By how much you could give away
Give an example of a capital resource.
canoe, spears, fishing pole, shelter, bow and arrow, etc
What Indian tribe believed they came across the continent as animals then changed to their human form?
Kwakiutl
This Indian tribe built houses out of river cane, clay, and grass. They were called wattle houses or daub houses.
Cherokee
friend or ally
What is the oldest archaeological site in North America?
Hint: It's in Virginia
Cactus Hill