vocabulary
Every Day LIfe
Traditions and Customs
Government
League Today
100
What is the meaning of the word heritage?
The history, traditions, beliefs and custom shared by people
100
What region of North America do the Kwakiutl live in? a. the Southwest b. the Pacific Northwest c. Florida
b. the Pacific Northwest
100
In the summer months the Nez Perce lived in what kind of home? What kind of home did they live in during the winter?
In the summer they lived in a teepee. In the winter they lived in a long house.
100
The Pawnee lived in the middle of the United States. What do we call that flat, grassy area? What 2 states did the Pawnee live in?
They lived in the plains in Nebraska and Kansas
100
What state did the Seminoles live in and what was the climate like there?
They lived in Florida where it was very hot.
200
What is the definition of a longhouse?
A long wooden building housing more than one family.
200
What region of North America do the Hopi live in? a. the Southwest b. the Pacific Northwest c. Florida
a. the Southwest
200
In what region of North America did the Nez Perce live?
Oregon Plateau
200
Pawnee mothers used "cradleboards." What is a "cradleboard" used for?
carrying a baby or young child on her back
200
The Seminoles lived in open houses with thatched roofs made from palmetto leaves. What were these houses called?
Chickees
300
What is a reservation?
land set aside by the US Government for Native Americans
300
The Kwakiutl were gatherers and hunters. They ate nuts and plants and hunted forest animals? They used whale oil, but did they hunt for whales? yes or no and explain why....
The Kwakiutl waited for dead whales to wash up on shore and they used them for food , oil and tools. They did NOT hunt whales.
300
The Nez Perce moved their tribe when they were hunting. What animal did they hunt the most?
The buffalo
300
The Pawnee lived in houses made of wood and earth. What were they called?
lodges
300
How did the Seminoles travel through the swampy areas of the Everglades?
They used canoes.
400
What is a League and how many tribes formed the Iroquois" League?
group of people who join together for a common goal Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida and Omomdaga
400
What kind of home did the Hopi build? What was it made out of?
The Hopi built pueblos made from dirt, rock and straw.
400
Yes or No The Nez Perce were named by the French because they had pierced noses.
The French named them Nez Perce, but they did NOT have pierced noses
400
Pawnees wore clothes made of buckskin and leather. What animal did they hunt to get buckskin & leather?
deer
400
Name 4 animals that the Seminole hunted?
rabbits, deer, turkey, turtles, alligators, fish
500
What were whale bones used for?
To make tools
500
The Hopi grew 3 crops of food and 1 crop they used to make clothes. Name all 4 crops.
corn, beans, squash and cotton
500
The Nez Perce AND the Kwakiutl fished for a certain kind of fish. What was it?
Salmon
500
The Pawnee & Seminole worn special shoes on their feet. What were these buckskin shoes called?
moccasins
500
Seminoles didn't paint their faces like other tribes. Instead they decorated other parts of their bodies. What did they use?
tattoos