Topic 1- The early settlement of the west Flashcards
1
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Name three of the Plain Indian Nations
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1- The Sioux
2- The Comanche
3- The Pawnees
2
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Name two of the ways in which the nations differed?
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1- Different languages
2- different traditions
3
Q
Describe three features of the Nomadic lifestyle?
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- Tipis: Tent like homes for travelling
- Travois: - A framework harnessed to a dog/horse to carry family belongings whilst travelling
- Horses to travel across the Great Plains in search for food
4
Q
State two main uses of the buffalo for the Plain Indians?
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- Bladder - food bags
2. Hooves - Glue/tools
5
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Why did a nation operate in bands?
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It was safer and more convenient for groups to travel in smaller groups
6
Q
How were the chiefs of bands chosen and why?
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- for their leadership skills,wisdom, spiritual powers
- for their skills as warriors and hunters as the band chief had to guide the band in finding food and protecting them from danger
7
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Describe a limit to a chiefs power?
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- In tribes like the Lakota Sioux, chiefs had no power to command their people.
- Some Bands made their own decisions.
- Some bands might follow one chief and others could follow a different leader
8
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Describe the Plains Indians belief about land
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- land was sacred
- farming and mining was seen as disrespectful
9
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Describe the Plains Indians belief on nature
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- everything in nature had a spirit
- Spirits could be contacted through ‘vision quests’ with spirit animals and through special ritual dances
- humans should work with the spirits
10
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Describe the Plains Indians belief on War
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- Wanted to minimise losses of young soldiers as they were valuable
- Main aim in fighting was to hit/touch an enemy without killing them (counting coup)
11
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Describe the Plains Indians attitude to property?
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- raids would take place over food, horses, weapons et.c
- Go in, go out basis
- Only selected brotherhood would go on raids to reduce tribe losses
