Arctic/ Subarctic
A tribe that lives in the Arctic region.
The Inuit
A tribe that lives in the southwest region.
Zuni, Pueblo, Dine, Hopi
A tribe that lives in the plains region.
Sioux, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Apache
The pacific region is known for:
A. frozen, snow-covered land
B. flat land, tall grass, few trees
C. Mountains, dense forests, rain
C. Mountains, dense forests, rain
Which describes the eastern woodlands:
A. forests for hunting, flat areas good for farming, rivers good for fishing
B. flat land, tall grass, few trees
C. Mountains, dense forests, rain
A. forests for hunting, flat areas good for farming, rivers good for fishing
The climate of the Arctic region.
Cold, often snow-covered and frozen.
The climate of the southwest region.
Dry and desert-like
Copy the sentence that best describes the land and climate of the plains:
A. mostly flat, lots of trees, no grass, cold winters
B. mostly flat, tall grass, few trees, powerful winds
C. mountains, dense forests, rivers, tall grass
B. mostly flat, tall grass, few trees, powerful winds
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest did not need to ______ because the land already had lots of food.
farm
A type of eastern woodlands home that was made of wood, could be 200 feet long, and hold 150 people.
A longhouse
Two ways Native Americans of the Arctic got food.
Fishing and hunting
The most important crop to the people of the southwest was _____ and the most important animal was ______.
The most important animal that plains Native Americans used for many things including food, tools, shelter, weapons, and clothing.
bison
The reason Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest did not need to hunt and gather in the winter.
The figured out how to dry and store food.
An important item made from clam shells that was used to make jewelry, show power, tell stories, and as money.
wampum
The person in the Inuit tribe who communicated with the spirits, asking them for good health and good hunting.
A shaman
Two types of homes Native Americans of the southwest lived in.
Pueblos, hogans
A type of housing nomadic plains Native American tribes lived in.
A teepee
These were displayed in front of a family's house to show the family's heritage, power, history, and place in the community.
totem poles
Native Americans of the eastern woodlands believed that everything in the world had one of these that caused good and bad things to happen.
A spirit.
How did Native Americans of the Arctic show great respect for animals?
By not wasting anything they hunted.
Native Americans of the southwest worshipped _______, or spirits of the natural world because they depended on nature to survive.
kachinas
Plains Native Americans believed that everything in life had a spirit. The main spirit that watched over the world was __________.
The Great Spirit.
Young boys had to find one of these before they were considered men.
Their own personal spirit.
Native Americans of the eastern woodlands lived in _______ that worked together to solve problems.
orderly communities