The Mound Builders
The Mound Builders are also called the ___________ because they lived along the Mississippi River.
The Mississippians
The Anasazi lived in buildings that looked like little ________.
Apartments
The Lakota lived mostly in modern day _______.
South Dakota
The Tlingit lived mostly in modern day ________.
Alaska
The Iroquois lived mostly in which modern day state?
New York
The climate the the Mound Builders lived in was _________.
Wet! (Plenty of rainfall, river access, native plant life, etc.)
The Anasazi lived in thee "four corners," which include which states?
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
The Lakota were hunter gatherers who mostly hunted which animal?
The buffalo
How do you pronounce Tlingit?
Tlingit is pronounced KLING-it.
How many nations were part of the Iroquois Confederacy?
5 nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca)
What purpose did the Mississippians build their mounds for?
Originally to bury the dead, but bigger and bigger mounds became used for religious ceremonies.
The climate the Anasazi and Hopi lived in was very _____.
Dry! Their irrigation systems helped them grow their crops in such a dry climate.
The Lakota used this animal to ride into battle or hunt buffalo.
Horses
Where would the Tlingit put their totem poles?
In front of their houses
The Iroquois nations all shared the Iroquoian _______, so they could communicate with one another.
Language
The largest of the mounds is located in...
Illinois! (Near St. Louis)
The Anasazi were the ancestors of which group?
The Hopi (pueblo peoples)
Because the Lakota traveled around to hunt their food, they lived in temporary houses. These houses, made of buffalo skin and wooden sticks, were called what?
Teepees (or tipis)
What was the function of a totem pole?
Totem poles tell stories of family history, great events, lessons learned, etc.
What kind of houses did the Iroquois live in?
They lived in longhouses, where multiple families would live together in separate spaces connected by doors.
What happened to the Mound Builders?
We don't know for sure. Some believe drought led them to die out, others believe warring between neighboring tribes diminished their presence.
The Hopi worshipped the Kachinas. Kachinas were considered spirits that helped bring what to the land?
Rain
What is a coup stick?
This was a stick with a circular ending brought into battle. The goal was to come close enough to your enemy to touch them with the stick without killing them.
What is a potlach?
A potlach is a great PARTY where the Tlingit would gather together and the hosts would give lots of presents to their guests.
How is the Iroquois Confederacy similar to our government in the United States?
In the Iroquois Confederacy, clan mothers would vote for representatives that would go to the Grand Council to make decisions for the people. This is like congress, where the representatives we voted for decide and make laws for our country.