Native American Homes
This permanent kind of home was built by the Southwest Native Americans. It was made of adobe, which is a mixture of clay, mud, and straw. These homes stood several stories high.
A Native American home made from adobe was called a pueblo.
The Native Americans in this region were mostly hunters who followed the seals they hunted. They ate raw seal meat, in addition to fish and whales. In the harsh winters, they lived in homes of ice and snow. In the cool summer, they lived in animal skin tents.
The Arctic tribes
These are things found in nature that you use to survive.
natural resources
How were the Arctic and Plains tribes similar?
The tribes of the Arctic and Great Plains were alike because they both were nomadic hunters who followed the animals they hunted.
The boats that were used by Native Americans are still seen today. What are they called?
canoes or kayaks
This permanent kind of home was built by the Southeast Native Americans. It was made of palmetto bushes and cypress tree logs.
A Chickee hut
These Native Americans lived on vast grasslands. They followed the bison that they hunted. They depended on the bison for food, clothing, and shelter.
The Great Plains tribes
Something that will last for a very long time and cannot be changed, removed, or removed easily is called:
Permanent
How were the shelters of the Northwest and Northeast alike?
The shelters of the Northwest and Northeast Native Americans were both made from trees. The Northwest tribes made plankhouses and the Northeast tribes made longhouses and wigwams.
The tribes in this region used silver and turquoise to make beautiful jewelry.
Southwest tribes.
A temporary, cone-shaped home made from bison skins and poles. These homes were especially used by the Native Americans of the Great Plains.
A tepee (or teepee, or tipi)
The Native Americans in this region were mostly farmers. The people that lived close to the Colorado and Rio Grande River farmed using irrigation. Their adobe houses were called pueblos.
The Southwest tribes
Something that will not last for a long time and can be changed, removed or moved easily is called:
Temporary
How was the climate of the Southwest different from the climate of the Southeast?
The climate in the Southwest was very hot, dry and sunny. The climate in the Southeast was warm and sunny but was humid.
Which modern sport was invented by the Native Americans?
Lacrosse
A temporary house made of blocks of snow or ice in the form of a dome.
An igloo
These Native Americans lived in longhouses, (which were large homes made from bark and wooden poles) and wigwams (which were smaller, dome-shaped homes made from bark and wooden poles). They farmed, fished, and hunted for food. Their winters were cold and their summers were warm. These Native Americans were the first to teach the Europeans how to survive in the Americas.
The Northeast tribes
Tribes that lived in temporary homes and moved from place to place were called:
Nomadic
How were the responsibilities of the men and women different among the Native Americans?
The men were responsible for hunting, fishing, and protecting the tribe. The women were responsible for taking care of the children, cooking, making clothes, and farming (if they were able to farm).
What is a food that we eat today that was originally grown by the Native Americans?
Potatoes, Corn, Beans, Pumpkins, Tomatoes, Squash, Peppers, Melons (among others)
These permanent homes were built from the natural resources found in the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest. They were often decorated with symbols on the outside.
Plankhouses
The Native Americans in this region were mostly fishermen. They lived in plankhouses which they built beside rivers and along the coast. They carved totem poles to tell the stories of their ancestors. They had potlatches to celebrate events.
The Pacific Northwest tribes
What is climate?
Climate is the average weather that a place has. It has to do with temperature as well as amount of and type of precipitation (rainy, dry, snowy, icy, etc).
Why were some tribes nomadic and others were not?
The nomadic tribes lived in regions where some natural resources were scarce. They had to follow their food and find new places with more natural resources in order to survive. The tribes who were not nomadic lived in areas with an abundance of natural resources so there was no need to move around.
How did the Navajo Code Talkers help the United States?
They used their language as a secret code during World War II.