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Tribal Facts
Government and Economy
Tribal Life
Grab Bag
100
This word means to move

migrated

100

The weather in a place over time

climate

100

What foods did the Ancestral Puebloans grow?

corn, beans, and squash

100

What was the role of the chief in a tribal council

advisor

100

What climate did the Inuits live in?

frozen, cold, arctic

100

A system for making rules and decisions

government

200
Bringing water from nearby rivers to crops

Irrigation

200

Traditional customs, beliefs, and stories 

folklore

200

What was an important animal for the plains tribes?

bison

200

A system by which a group makes, shares, and uses goods

economy

200

What were the mounds used for that the mound builders built?

burial and religious ceremonies

200

How many nations were originally in the League of Iroquois?

5

300

Ways of life that are repeated on a regular basis

customs

300
Land and bodies of water of a place

geography

300

What animals did the Inuit rely on for food?

whales, seals, and other sea animals

300

Name a trade good of the Great Plains tribes

bison skin, meat, dried fish, furs

300

Name a role the children of the tribe would have to do

listen to story tellers, play games to learn skills, learn wilderness skills, Go on hunts with their fathers

300

A relative who lived in the past

ancestor

400

People who have organized systems of government, religion, and learning 

Civilizations

400

A custom or belief that is passed on from one generation to the next

traditions

400

How did the Chumash and the Calusa tribes use shells?

Calusa- built an island with them

Chumash- jewelry, tools, and decorations for clothing

400

Trade good that is a raw material and not manufactured

commodity

400

Name a role a native woman would have to do for the tribe

plant crops; gather seeds, fruit, and nuts; care for children; cook; clean; make clothing

400

This displayed symbols of the natural world to tell part of a story or event

Totem Pole

500

Traveling from place to place in search of animals to hunt, fish to catch, and fruit and nuts to collect

hunter-gatherers

500

People who move within a specific region to follow herds of animals and collect food

nomads

500

What is a reason that the early people migrated south after reaching the North American continent?

People moved south following the animals and for warmer climates

500

What was the importance of trading networks in American Indian economies?

Obtaining goods and resources unavailable to their own tribes

500

How did the Hopi people use Kachina dolls?

To teach children traditions and customs of the group; to teach children about their ancestors
500
What characteristics or traits define culture?

Customs, languages, traditions, folklore