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
