Environment
Food
Vocab
Geography and Regions
Shelter
100
What kind of connection did Native Americans have with their environment/homelands? 

A strong connection. Part of the same community as plants and animals 

100

What did Northwest Native Americans use to hunt seals/sea lions

Harpoons

100

What does "Migrate" mean?

move from one place and establish a home in a new place.

100

Native Americans in the Southeast region centered their villages around these:

Mounds

100

What type of shelter was great for nomadic tribes as it could be easily packed and unpacked?

Tipi

200

What did Native Americans believe about "spirits"?

Every part of nature had its own spirit

200
What crop was importamt to the tribes in the Southwest regions?

Corn

200

What does "Environment" mean?

physical surroundings in a place including land, water, animals, plants, climate

200

What allowed the Native Americans to enter the continent from Asia? 

A landbridge connecting Asia and Alaska 

200

What type of shelter (used by Plateau tribes) was great for keeping people cool in summer and warm in the winter. It was typically made by digging into the ground. 

PitHome

300
What did hunters do to an animal when they hunted it? 

They would thank the animal as they killed it. 

300

What job were the women in the Eastern Woodlands given? 

Farming

300

What are Natural Resources?

Useful materials found in nature

300
What region hunted lots of Buffalo? 

Great Plains

300

What type of shelter (used by Eastern Woodland tribes) was constructed from logs and could house multiple families? 

Longhouse

400

What did Native Americans think about "private property"?

They did not believe that anyone had ownership of the land

400

The Great Plains hunted what large animal for food, clothing, and making tools? 

Buffalo

400

What is "culture"?

People’s way of life. Includes beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing.

400

What is the name of the geographical feature that starts off like a mountain but is flat at the top? 

Mesa


400

What type of building was common to find on top of Mounds?

temples

500

How did Native Americans utilize the natural resources around them?

They used everything and wasted nothing. 

500

What unique way did the Great Plains tribes hunt buffalo? 

They would chase the buffalo and trick them into jumping off of cliffs. 

500

What is a "Cultural Region"

an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language

500

What cultural Region had over 100 tribes? (this is the most)

California

500

What did Mounds start out as? 

A burial place