Native indians Flashcards
1
Q
Why did the native Indians migrate to the great plains
A
There was disease and plagues in india so they left
2
Q
The Indians couldn’t survive without?
A
the buffalo
3
Q
Why did Indians like circles?
A
they thought the power of the world work’s like circles e.g. sun, moon, earths shape, food cycles etc.
4
Q
Why did the Indians have tipis?
A
because they were warm in the winter and cool in the summer/ There cone shape protected them from strong winds/ they were very easy to pack away and move
5
Q
why were buffalo so important?
A
Buffalo provided the people’s main food - buffalo liver, brain and nose gristle were a treat, eaten raw.
- Dried buffalo meat, called pemmican, provided food to eat through the winter.
- Buffalo bones provided marrow to eat.
- Buffalo bones were also carved to make knives, and boiled to make glue.
- Buffalo skin could be used to make tipis, clothes, moccasins, bedding, parflèches, saddle covers and water-bags.
- Dried buffalo dung provided fuel for fires.
- Buffalo horns and hooves were made into cups.
- Buffalo sinews were used as bowstrings and thread.
- Buffalo fat was used as soap.
- The rough tongue of a buffalo could be used as a hairbrush.
- The tail of a buffalo could be used as a fly-swat.
6
Q
Who were the two main indian tribes?
A
Sioux and mychene
7
Q
what was the leader of the tribe called
A
chief
8
Q
what did horses mean
A
you were rich
