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Name 2 types of Native American homes you learned about in this chapter.
wigwam and long house
Woodland Native Americans put fish in the holes with seeds as __________________.
fertilizer
A scientist who studies things left behind by early people.
archeologist
This was often used as money by Native Americans.
wampum
Who, in the tribe, acted as scarecrows to protect the crops?`
children
List 3 ways Native Americans used rivers and streams to meet their basic needs.
freshwater to drink, bathing, catching fish, traveling in canoes, hunting animals that came to drink
Things people make and leave behind are called ____.
artifacts
What did Native Americans use to make clothing?
animal skins
What did the Woodland Native Americans need to survive?
shelter, food, and water - just like people today
What are the three sisters?
corn, beans, and squash
Hunter-gathers hunt animals as well as gather berries, seeds, and plants to eat.
Why was there a hole in the roof of a wigwam?
The hole allowed the smoke from the cooking fire to escape.
Which tribe lived on the Western Shore?
Piscataway
A device Native Americans used to trap fish.
weir
What did Native Americans used dried gourds for?
musical instruments or bowls
This device helped Archaic Native Americans throw a spear farther and faster.
atlatl
Explain how to girdle a tree. Why did the Woodland Native Americans do this?
When you girdle a tree you cut through the bark and the layer of tree beneath the bark. It causes the tree to die. Native Americans used this method to clear forests for farming.
What were wigwams made of?
wood, bark, and grasses
What jobs did Native American children have?
planting seeds, harvesting crops, gathering berries, helping to cook, protecting the crops
Which tribe lived on the Eastern Short?
Nanticoke