Native Americans Flashcards
What was the main natural resource for the Plains Indians
Buffalo
What are the 3 sisters that most tribes grew
Corn beans, squash
In what region did the Pueblos live
Southwest
What crop did Southwest Indians grow to make blankets
Cotton
What were the southwest pueblos made from
Adobe bricks
What is adobe
Dried mud shaped like bricks
What was the shelter for the Navojo
Hogans
What did hogans look like
Cone shaped; log frame mud/bark
In what region did the Inuit and Tlingets live
Northwest
Instead of growing crops, what did the northwest tribes do
Hunt/gather
Why didn’t the northwest tribes grow crops?
Too cold
What was a pit house
Hole dug in ground with wood over the top
What type of shelter was temporary in the northwest
Igloos
What natural resource was important in the northwest
Rivers/water
What two types of shelters were used by the plains
Tipis and lodges
The introduction of what animal was important to the plains
Horses
Who brought horses to North America
Spanish explorers
In what region did the Algonquin and Iroquois live
Eastern woodland
What type of shelter did the Iroquois use
Long houses
What natural resource did the Iroquois use
Lumber
What type of shelter did the algonquins use
Wigwams
What did a wigwam look like
Bark covered
What part of the buffalo did the plains Indians use
All of it
What was the group of the 5 largest Iroquois tribes called
Iroquois league
How is it believed the first native Americans get to North America
Land bridge
Why did native Americans begin to hunt and fish smaller game and grow crops
Extinction of large animals
In what region did the Hopis live
Southwest
What is another word for trade without money
Barter
What is a dugout
A canoe carved from wood used in the northwest
What ceremony was used by the northwest to show their wealth
Potlash
What was the name of the wooden posts used by the northwest
Totem pole
What food did the northwest people rely on
Seals walrus caribou
What is a nomad
People who move from place to place
Why were plains people nomads
Followed buffalo
What was the carrier that was pulled by dogs or horses on the plains
Travois
What was the method of clearing land in the eastern woodlands
Slash and burn
What were strings of beads called that we’re cut from seashells
Wampum
What most determined what natives used for food clothing and shelter
Natural resources
