Vocabulary
What are artifacts
An object like a tool or clothing made by people.
What were three of the seven regions we studied?
California-Intermountain, Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Plateau, NW Coast, Southeast, Southwest
The southeast tribes built Chickees. Why?
to avoid swampy ground
Which tribe made clay pots?
Hopi
What is the imaginary line located at zero degrees latitude called
Equator
Some tribes were nomadic because the weather was extreme. What does nomadic mean?
Moving from place to place
Which region was south of the Inuit ice fields and stretched from Alaska to California?
NW Coast
One tribe, the Algonquian, built two types of wigwams, Why did they need two?
Which tribe made birch-bark canoes
Eastern Woodlands
Which natural resource of the NW Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?
trees
A flat topped hill with steep sides
Mesa
The Algonquian and Iroquois were from which region?
Eastern Woodlands
What did the Pomos use as jewelry
clamshells
Which type of home did the Seminole make?
Chickee
What underground room was used for many Native American ceremonies
Kiva
A narrow, deep valley with steep sides found in a plateau region
Gorge
The most important creature in this region was the bison.
Great Plains
I have a problem - sharp saw grass keeps cutting my legs. Which tribe could help me?
The Seminole
The Kwakiutls (Kwha-kee-yoo-tels) made clothes from this, to protect themselves from massive rainfall...
Cedar Bark
What did Native Americans use to make their artifacts?
natural resources/ things from their environment
What includes a way of religion, language, and traditions
Culture
The Anasazi built homes into the walls of cliffs in this region
Southwest
Which tribe considered the Bison (also known as buffalo) sacred?
Western Dakotas
Which region had a tribe well known for their fishing nets?
NW Coast
What did the five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agree upon?
to avoid war among themselves