Environment and Home
This simple home made from snow and ice was used by Arctic peoples.
Igloo
The Arctic (Inuit) hunted seals and whales and used their hides for warm coats. True or False?
True
Which region is known for having igloos and very cold weather?
Arctic
Music, stories, and art were used to keep history and traditions alive. True or False?
True
What contribution came from the American Indians of the Arctic?
Snow goggles and Kayaks
The Plains people used these portable cone-shaped homes made from poles and animal skins.
Teepee
Salmon was a very important food for people living in which region?
Northwest
Which region has lots of cedar trees, many rivers, and built plank houses?
Northwest
What is oral history?
Oral history is telling stories and passing information by talking from one generation to the next.
What contribution came from the American Indians of the Northwest?
Canoes
People of the Northwest used large trees to build these long, communal wooden houses. What are they called?
Plank Houses
The Plains people relied on this large animal for food, clothing, and tools
Buffalo
Which region is mostly flat grasslands with few trees and lots of buffalo?
Plains
Name one way art helped American Indian people remember their past (give one short example).
Examples: Painting pictures of ceremonies or animals to remember family stories and past events.
Totem Poles
What contribution came from the American Indians of the Southwest?
pumpkin and potato farming, sunscreen
People in the Southwest built homes into cliffs made of stone and clay. Name one reason these homes were good for the Southwest climate.
Cliff dwellings keep cool in hot desert, protect from weather, built high for safety — any one reason acceptable.
Name two crops commonly grown by American Indian people in the Northeast and Southeast (list both).
Corn and beans (also squash—accept corn and squash, or corn and pumpkins).
Match the home type to the region:
longhouse, chickee, plank house, teepee.
longhouse-Northeast
chickee-Southeast
plank house-Northwest
teepee-Plains
Many culture groups shared similar languages and foods because they lived near each other and did this to survive. What word from the texts describes working together to survive and having a shared way of life?
Culture (or shared culture) — accept “way of life.”
What contribution came from the American Indians of the Northeast?
baby bottles, pain relief medicine, federalism- the levels of government, and lacrosse
Explain how the environment (for example: forests, deserts, plains, Arctic) helped decide what materials people used for their homes. Provide one example.
Example answer: Plains had grasses and buffalo so people used buffalo hides and built teepees; Northwest had cedar forests and used cedar planks for houses and canoes; Arctic had ice and snow so they made igloos.
Describe how people in the Northwest and Southwest adapted their clothing to the local climate. Give one detail for each region.
Example: Northwest used cedar bark and seal skins for waterproof clothing for rainy/coastal weather; Southwest used lighter clothing and used cotton or plant fibers and adapted for hot, dry weather.
Explain why some tribes were nomadic (moved often) while others lived in permanent homes. Use an example from the Plains and one from the Northeast
Plains were nomadic to follow buffalo herds (teepees were easy to move). Northeast had permanent longhouses because they farmed and lived in villages.
Give two examples of how American Indian people showed respect for the land or used natural resources carefully (from any region).
Examples: Using every part of the buffalo so nothing is wasted; holding ceremonies and stories showing respect for nature; building homes using local materials without wasting them.
What contribution came from the American Indians of the Plains?
electrolytes drink