Vocab
Geography
The land and bodies of water of a place.
The Pueblo people used ___________ to grow crops in a dry land?
Irrigation
What does it mean to migrate?
To move from one place to another.
What were some of the lifestyles of the Nomadic people?
Hunting and gathering, no irrigation, limited fishing and limited agriculture.
Confederacy
A group whose members share the same goals and usually have a written or oral form of an agreement.
Agriculture
Planting and raising of crops.
Corn, beans, pottery and woven clothing are all goods that have been traded in the ___________________.
Desert Southwest
What were some of the lifestyles of the Stationary people?
Irrigation, fishing, agriculture and limited hunting and gathering.
What is the importance of having trading networks in American Indian economy.
They were able to get goods made from resources that were unavailable to them.
Commodity
A trade good that is a raw material and not manufactured.
Custom
Ways of life that are done on a regular basis.
Bison skins, bison meat and dried fish are all goods that have been traded between American Indian groups on the _____________.
Great Plains
What were some resources American Indians used in their environment to live?
They used animals for food, fur, skin and tools. They used tress for wood, homes, tools and utensils. Stones and shells were used for tools.
What are some the traditional family roles of the American Indian men, women and children?
Men: hunted, fished, kept the village safe, and cleared land for planting.
Women: Planted crops, cared for children, cooked, cleaned and made clothing, gathered seeds and nuts.
Children: Learned wilderness skills, learned skills from daily tasks and played games.
Trading Network
A system of trade routes that connected different areas.
Government
A system for making rules and decisions, to help a group or nation.
A __________ is a belief that is passed on from generation to generation.
Tradition
Name some foods that the different groups of American Indians in different regions had?
Great Plains: bison meat, fish
Southwest: corn, beans, seeds and squash
Woodlands: deer, berries
Northwest: fish, seals and deer
Describe how geography and climate influenced the way that different American Indians lived and adapted to their environment?
In hot, dry climates in the Southwest had little water, so they used irrigation to water their crops. The Aztec built floating gardens and used irrigation to grow crops.
Council
A decision-making body that could be made up of a groups single leader
Economy
The system by which a group makes, shares and uses goods.
___________ is a type of technology that that was used to bring water from nearby rivers to crops.
Irrigation
Name some traditions and customs that many American Indian groups had.
Celebrations for the harvest and potlatch, storytelling and religious beliefs in the spirit world.
Explain what resources were used by the American Indians groups: Calusa and Chumash
The Calusa used shells to build an island. The Chumash used shells to make jewelry, tools and decorations for clothing.
Nomad
A person who moves within a region to follow herds of animals and collect food.