Pacific Northwest Cultures
What is salmon?
These large, multi-storied dwellings built into cliffs or made of stone and adobe were characteristics of the Ancient Puebloans.
What are cliff dwellings?
These large, nomadic tribes of the Great Plains were known for their skilled horse riding and hunting of bison.
Who are the Sioux and Comanche?
This tribe, known for their complex political structure, formed a confederacy that included six nations and is famous for its longhouses.
Who were the Iroquois?
The arrival of Europeans brought _____ to North American populations, which killed 9 out of 10 natives.
What is disease?
Known for their totem poles, these two tribes used carved symbols to represent family heritage and cultural stories.
Who were the Tlingit?
The Ancient Puebloans are known for this complex method of farming that involved planting crops like the Three Sisters (maize, beans, and squash) in arid environments.
What is dry farming?
This tribe, known for their strong warrior culture, often lived in tepees and relied heavily on the bison for food and materials.
Who are the Cheyenne?
This tribe maintaned a central flame in the center of their villages, which symbolized the life-giving powers of the sun.
Who were the Creek?
The importance of _____ _____ drove trade between the French and native tribes in the northeast.
What is beaver fur?
This type of community event, held by the Kwakiutl and other tribes, involves feasting, dancing, and gift-giving to display wealth and social status.
What is a potlatch?
This ancient site in Colorado, known for its cliff dwelliings, was abandoned in the late 1200s due to a combination of drought and resource depletion.
What is Mesa Verde?
The Pawnee tribe of the Great Plains buiit their homes called _____, which were circular and made of wooden framed covered with earth.
What are earth lodges?
In matriarchal societies like the _____, women held significant power, including the ability to replace the hoyaneh, a chief or leader responsible for making important decisions for the tribe.
Who are the Iroquois?
The introduction of European goods, such and _____ and _____, changed the dynamics of Native American societies.
What is metal and firearms? Also acceptable: What are horses and new crops?
The Inuit built these snow structures as temporary winter shelters, using blocks of packed snow tin insulate against harsh Arctic temperatures.
What are igloos?
The Ancient Puebloans often held religious ceremonies and gatherings in these large, circular underground structures used for spiritual purposes.
What are kivas?
The fertile land along the Mississippi River allowed two ancient cultures to thrive by practicing agriculture and building large earthen mounds for ceremonies.
Who were the Adena and Hopewell?
This tribe, primarily located iin the northeastern woodlands, was known for trading beaver furs with European settlers.
Who were the Algonquin?
After failing to find the _____ _____, European explorers turned their attention to fur, which was in high demand for European clothing and trade.
What is the Northwest Passage?
The Haida and Kwakiutl were skilled at crafting large seafaring canoes from this type of material, essential for fishing and trade.
What is wood or timber?
This area, known for its canyons and mesas, was home to the Ancient Pueblo people and is located where Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona meet.
What is the "Four Corners" region?
Who were the Mississippians?
During the rise of Spanish colonization in North America, the _____ _____, came together to form an alliance, strengthening their unity and reistance against external threats.
What was the Iroquois League?
When Europeans arrived in North America and encountered indigenous peoples living on the land they sought to claim, their treatment often resulted in this?
Acceptable answers:
"What is warfare and tension?"
"What is enslavement?"
"What is peaceful trade?"