Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwestern
Pacific Northwest
Potpourri
100
The Eastern Woodlands region includes the entirety of the modern US that borders this ocean
Atlantic
100
The Great Plains lifestyle revolved heavily around this large land mammal
Bison/buffalo
100
The southwestern cultural region is mostly __________ and _____________ (in terms of climate)
Hot and arid
100
Name one city in the United States that sits on the ancestral homeland of the Pacific Northwest cultural group
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Portland, OR
Eugene, OR
Moscow, ID
100
The Indians of Indiana fall entirely under this cultural region
Eastern Woodlands
200
What do the Seneca, Cayuga, and Onondaga all have in common with the Mohawk and Oneida?
They all joined the Iroquois League
200
Great Plains tribes covered in this unit include the Osage, the Pawnee, the Lakota, and later the _______________
Cheyenne
200
The Spanish called these two tribes Pueblo ("Village Indians", or more literally "Village")
Hopi and Zuni
200
These dinners were major social events for Pacific NW tribes
Potlatch
200
Why were birch-bark canoes associated only with Eastern Woodlands tribes?
Birch trees are most common in that region
300
How many men and how many women did each Iroquois League tribe send to join the Great Council?
50 men
0 women
300
What role did cliffs play in some Plains Indians hunting practices?
They stampeded herds of buffalo off of cliffs
300
Name one southwestern tribe that raised sheep and one that raised hunters
Navajo (shepherds)
Apache (hunters)
300
In addition to fish, Indians of the Northwest hunted these aquatic mammals for food and blubber.
Seals
300
The Lakota are also known by this name (a French variation of the Ojibwe word Nadowessi ("little snakes")
Sioux
400
Up to twelve families could live in these structures, which were as long as a football field
Longhouse
400
This large mammal, introduced by the Spanish, greatly changed the Cheyenne way of life in particular
Horse
400
Hopi dance ceremonies honored these beings, which they believed could bring rain
Kachinas
400
This carved pole features animals and other designs that represent a person's ancestors
Totem pole
400
What transportation device did Haida Indians carve out of cedar?
Canoes
500
This piece of jewelry was often used for decoration or to mark an era of peace
Wampum
500
What is the central difference in function between a tipi (or teepee) and a wigwam?
Tipis are mobile
Wigwams are stationary
500
These structures represent the ultimate pre-Columbian legacy of the Pueblo people
Their architecture
500
Men and women in this position, often incorrectly called a shaman, used spiritual practices to heal illnesses
Medicine man
500
What animal would pull a Plains Indian travois before the Spanish brought horses?
