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Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
Mississippians
100

Where did the Eastern Woodlands people live?

The Eastern Woodlands lived in or close to forests on the East Coast. WOODlands = Forests

100
Where did the Great Plains Native Americans live?
They lived on grassy, treeless, level (flat) land. Picture the open prairies in your mind with tall grasses blowing in the wind.
100
Where did the Southwest Desert Native Americans live?
The Southwest Desert Native Americans lived on the desert lands of the United States.
100

Where did the Northwest Coast peoples live? What was their range?

On the coastal areas from North California to the Pacific Northwest, and all the way up to Southern Alaska.
100

Where did the Mississippians live?

On humid, temperate coasts of the Mississippi river.

200

Name one tribe from the Eastern Woodlands region

Ex. Iroquois, Seminole, Cherokee, and Wampanoag

200

What does it mean to be NOMADIC?

A society that travels from place to place following their food or resources.
200

Describe what a village of the Southwest Desert Native Americans looked like.

A village of the Southwest Desert Native Americans looked kind of like apartment buildings.

200

What kind of animal did the Northwest Coast Native Americans especially like to hunt? Hint: Think "Coast"!

The Northwest Coast Native Americans were WHALE hunters. Think of all the meat a whale would provide for the tribe.

200
How were the Mississippians able to support such a large population? Hint: Cahokia had more than 10,000 residents.

Farming!

300

What type of house did the Eastern Woodlands build?

The Eastern Woodland Native Americans lived in longhouses.

300
What kind of houses did the Great Plains Native Americans build?
The Great Plains Native Americans lived in tepees that could be easily taken apart and moved.
300

The Southwest Native Americans faced many challenges, including invasions led by the...

Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans.

300

What kind of monument, or status symbol, were the Northwest Coast peoples most known for?

TOTEM POLES were used to show clan, status, and wealth.

300

What kind of structure are the Mississippians most known for?

Large, earthen mounds that often served as burial mounds and supported the important city buildings.

400

What is one natural resource the Eastern Woodlands tribe used?

The Eastern Woodlands tribe mainly used trees, deer, and berries as their natural resources. 

400

Why did the Great Plains Native Americans need buffalo?

The Great Plains Native Americans depended on buffalo for their food, shelter, and clothing.

400
What did the Southwest Desert Native Americans use to help them grow their food?
Water was precious to the Southwest Desert Native Americans since they lived in the desert so they used IRRIGATION (a system to get water to their plants).
400
What kind of transportation did the Northwest COAST Native Americans depend on?
The Northwest COAST Native Americans used CANOES as a major form of transportation.
400

Why did the Mississippians move away from their cities and into the Southeast?

Over-farming and WAR!