Southeast
The southeast NA were known as what?
Mound builders
What is it called when these people moved around a lot?
Nomadic
The NE is also known as the what?
Eastern Woodlands
Name one state in the SE
Arizona, New Mexico, California
What type of house did the SE live in?
Houses with a thatched roof.
What were mounds used for?
Religious rituals
Why would they move around a lot?
Following buffalo
What were the two types of houses they lived in?
Wigwam or Longhouses
What type of home did they live in?
Adobe
What was the Red and white community and what did they stand for?
Tribes were divided into Red or White.
Red stood for war and they would help to fight wars
White stood for peace and they would promote peace
What 3 crops make up the 3 sisters?
Corn, Squash, Beans
How did they communicate with traders?
They developed a sign language
The NE had a confederacy of several tribes. What was the purpose?
Promot peace
What was the adobe made of?
Sun dried bricks
What was the geography like in the NE
Wooded forest, mountains
Family groups were organized by what?
Clan
What type of houses did they live in? (2)
Tepee and or Lodge
What is a Wampum?
A belt made from beads worn on wrist or belt.
What was the geography like there?
Desert
What ocean borders the east side of the US?
Atlantic
What did Sequoyah develop?
An alphabet or syllabary.
What determined the clan you were in?
Birth or your mom
What is the 7th generation
They believed in teaching morals like loyalty and truth and they were responsible to teach it so it was passed down to the 7th generation.
Adobes had ladders to get from one level to the other. What else was the purpose of the ladder?
To keep them safe from enemies by pulling it up so enemies could not climb up.
What ocean borders the south side of the US?
Gulf of Mexico/America