Powerful people in the Eastern Woodlands, in charge of making decisions, property and choosing leaders.
Who are women?
100
These were homes made of tree branches woven and covered over with tree bark. Several families lived in one unit.
What were longhouses?
100
These people built irrigation canals and dams and planted crops with very long roots because the land was so dry.
Who are the Hopi?
100
Because the southwest is a dry land with little rainfall, the Hopi developed this.
What is dry farming?
100
A carved pole made by Native Americans of the Northwest Coast to celebrate important occasions such as birth, death or a new chief.
What is a totem pole?
200
People of the Longhouse.
Who were the Iroquois?
200
The Hopi used this material to build their homes. It protected the house from heat and cold temperatures.
What is adobe?
200
Because these settled near rivers and lakes for transportation, they were able to trade with other groups.
Who are the Eastern Woodlands Indians?
200
Because the Iroquois were fighting among themselves, this was formed for peace and unity.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
200
Southwest dolls that are thought to bring rain, help crops to grow, and bring peace and prosperity.
What are kachinas?
300
They were mainly hunters and herders.
Who were the Navajo and Apache?
300
These people lived in lodges in villages which were located near rivers.
Who were the Plains peoples?
300
These people were farming peoples living in permanent villages.
Who were the Eastern Woodlands Indians?
300
Because the Spanish introduced this to the Great Plains, the way of life of the Plains Indians was changed.
What is the horse?
300
Eastern Woodlands Indians made these belts out of polished shells and beads to give as gifts or trade.
What are wampum belts?
400
These people spoke Algonkian and Iroquoian.
Who were Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands?
400
These homes were very portable and were covered with buffalo skins.
What are teepees?
400
The time when the people of the Northwest coast were able to catch and store a lot of fish.
What was the Salmon Run?
400
Because the people of the Northwest Coast got most of their resources from the sea and didn't have to travel for food, they were able to do these things.
What are develop technology and make art?
400
Lavish party given by the Pacific Northwest Indians where the guest received many gifts.
What is a potlatch?
500
Two leaders who formed the Iroquois Confederacy.
Who were Deganawida and Hiawatha?
500
Lenni Lenape "summer home."
What is a wigwam?
500
This device made it easier for the Plains peoples to move from place to place.
What is a travois?
500
Because explorers from Europe began to arrive, these things happened.
What are the development of trade opportunities and the introduction of the horse?
500
Ceremonies held throughout six months when spirits are thought to visit the Hopi.