Vocabulary Terms
An object made by a group of people.
What is an artifact?
Native Americans in this region built homes using bison hides and long poles constructed in a cone shape. These homes were called teepees.
What is the Great Plains region?
This animal was considered sacred by Native Americans in the Great Plains region, as many parts and products of this animal were used for protection, food, shelter and clothing.
What is a bison?
What tribe made clothing out of deer hides to protect themselves from the sharp grasses and mosquitoes?
Who are the Seminoles?
This climate is very dry and often has extreme temperatures. They have long, hot summers and short, mild winters. This climate supports few trees or plants.
What is the Southwest region?
Some Native Americans were ___________, meaning that they moved from place to place.
What is nomadic?
What is The Southwest Region?
Kwakiutls in the Northwest Coastal region made rope for fishing nets and to hold fish traps together using this material.
What is cedar bark?
What tribe made bison hides to make warm blankets during the winters to keep them warm?
Who are the Western Dakotas?
This region has many kinds of environments and climates. This region stretches from the Pacific coast inland to the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin.
What is the California- Intermountain region?
Each Native American group developed its own ___________, or way of living.
What is culture?
Native Americans in this region built homes using trees covered in birch bark and mats made from plants. These types of homes were called wigwams.
What is the Eastern Woodlands Region.
Many deer, rabbits and birds lived here. Streams were filled with fish. Clams and other shellfish lined the seashore. What region am I talking about?
What is the California-Intermountain Region?
What tribe made clothing out of deer hides and capes out of wild turkey feathers to stay warm?
Who are the Algonquians?
The climate here is mild, but the area receives heavy rainfall most of the year.
What is the Northwest Coastal region?
Flat-topped hills with steep sides.
What are mesas?
Native Americans in this region built their homes on wooden platforms three feet above the ground. These homes had no walls. These homes were called Chickees.
What is the Southeast region?
You can find grasses, berries and camas in this region to eat. Some deer, bear, jackrabbits and fish also were available to feast on. What cultural region am I talking about?
What is the Plateau region?
Women from this tribe wove local grasses into basket hats. These hats were cone-shaped but flat on top. The women decorated them with designs.
Who are the Yakuma?
This region has bitter cold winters and hot summers. This is mostly a treeless grassland.
What is the Great Plains region?
A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
What is a gorge?
Native Americans in this region built very large wooden structures that served as homes for several families. They placed totem poles to tell their families' history outside of these homes.
What is the Northwest Coastal region?
Plentiful turkey, deer and beaver live here. What region am I talking about?
What is the Eastern Woodlands region?
Women in this tribe wore cotton cloth in the summer, adorned with colorful dyes and embroidery.
Who are the Hopi?
This region includes river valleys, mountains, coastal plains and swamps. In both wet and dry areas, the weather is usually hot.
What is the Southeast region?