NATIVE AMERICANS of the SOUTHWEST
THE HOPI (SW)
THE NAVAJO (SW)
NATIVE AMERICANS of the WOODLANDS
THE IROQUOIS (WOODLANDS)
100
Name 2 Native American groups in the Southwest.
Hopi & Navajo (also, Apache & Ute)
100
What group named the Hopi people the “Pueblo”?
the Spanish
100
Many Navajo still live in Canyon de Chelly in what state?
Arizona
100
What would Native Americans have used a wigwam for?
homes
100
How many Native American nations were in the Iroquois Confederacy?
5, then 6
200
What is a mesa?
mountain or hill with flat top and steep sides
200
What is “adobe” used for?
to build their pueblos
200
The Navajo live around the Four Corners. Name the 4 states that make up Four Corners.
AZ, NM, CO, & UT
200
Name 5 states in the Woodlands.
WI, LA, ME, FL, etc
200
What kind of homes did the Hodensaunee build?
longhouses
300
Name 4 states in the Southwest.
AZ, NM, CO, TX, UT (accept CA)
300
What kind of home did the Hopi live in?
a pueblo
300
The Navajo lived in hogans. A Hogan was built of soil and what?
wood
300
Name 3 natural resources that Eastern Woodlnds people depended upon.
bodies of water, forests, animals, plants, & soil
300
What is another name for the Iroquois?
the Hodenosaunee
400
Describe the relationship of the Native American groups to their environment.
they used the resources that were around them
400
Where did the Hopi live & why did they need to practice dry farming?
the Southwest; water is difficult to find there
400
How did the Navajo finally learn to farm?
the Hopi taught them
400
What body of water is the natural eastern boundary of the Woodlands Native Americans?
the Atlantic Ocean
400
How did the Native Americans on the Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy make their decisions?
they made decisions through discussion & compromise
500
Describe the climate of the American Southwest.
dry & desert-like
500
Name and describe the method of farming used by the Hopi.
dry farming; they irrigated the dry land & planted crops with deep roots
500
At first, how did the Navajo get food?
they were hunter-gatherers
500
What body of water is the natural western boundary of the Woodlands Native Americans?
the Mississippi River
500
What was the purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy?
to keep peace among the Iroquois Native Americans