Native American Way of Life

Question 1

What are the five (out of 10) distinct Native American culture groups?

Answer 1

1. Arctic (northern climates)
2. Plains
3. Northeast/Great Lakes
4. Southwest
5. Southeast

Question 2

Nomadic tribes

Answer 2

-especially in the North
-subsisted on hunting and gathering
-followed buffalo herds, constructed teepees if following a buffalo herd

Gender roles:
women did agricultural labor
men hunted

Question 3

Settled tribes

Answer 3

-depended more heavily on agriculture, so built more permanent settlements
-most tribes

Question 4

Arctic tribes

Answer 4

-north
-cold climates
-subsisted entirely by hunting, gathering, fishing
-primary source of sustenance= seal meat

Question 5

Plains tribes

Answer 5

-most migratory bison hunters
-nomadic tribes in this region popularly built teepees
-settled grew crops and traded with nomadic hunting tribes

Question 6

Northeast/great lakes

Answer 6

-combination of hunting and gathering
-slash and burn agriculture (areas of forestland burned to create fields) based on three sisters (corn, beans, squash)
-not as labor intensive
-primarily fields tended by women

Question 7

Southwest

Answer 7

-maize (corn) agriculture
-constructed cliff dwellings that provided defense against attacks
-built large apartment complexes out of mud bricks

Question 8

Southeast

Answer 8

-relied on settled agriculture