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Native Americans Flashcards

0
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What was the main natural resource for the Plains Indians

A

Buffalo

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1
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What are the 3 sisters that most tribes grew

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Corn beans, squash

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2
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In what region did the Pueblos live

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Southwest

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3
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What crop did Southwest Indians grow to make blankets

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Cotton

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4
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What were the southwest pueblos made from

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Adobe bricks

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5
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What is adobe

A

Dried mud shaped like bricks

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6
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What was the shelter for the Navojo

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Hogans

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7
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What did hogans look like

A

Cone shaped; log frame mud/bark

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8
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In what region did the Inuit and Tlingets live

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Northwest

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9
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Instead of growing crops, what did the northwest tribes do

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Hunt/gather

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10
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Why didn’t the northwest tribes grow crops?

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Too cold

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What was a pit house

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Hole dug in ground with wood over the top

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12
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What type of shelter was temporary in the northwest

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Igloos

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13
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What natural resource was important in the northwest

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Rivers/water

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What two types of shelters were used by the plains

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Tipis and lodges

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15
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The introduction of what animal was important to the plains

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Horses

16
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Who brought horses to North America

A

Spanish explorers

17
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In what region did the Algonquin and Iroquois live

A

Eastern woodland

18
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What type of shelter did the Iroquois use

A

Long houses

19
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What natural resource did the Iroquois use

A

Lumber

20
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What type of shelter did the algonquins use

A

Wigwams

21
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What did a wigwam look like

A

Bark covered

22
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What part of the buffalo did the plains Indians use

A

All of it

23
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What was the group of the 5 largest Iroquois tribes called

A

Iroquois league

24
Q

How is it believed the first native Americans get to North America

A

Land bridge

25
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Why did native Americans begin to hunt and fish smaller game and grow crops

A

Extinction of large animals

26
Q

In what region did the Hopis live

A

Southwest

27
Q

What is another word for trade without money

A

Barter

28
Q

What is a dugout

A

A canoe carved from wood used in the northwest

29
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What ceremony was used by the northwest to show their wealth

A

Potlash

30
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What was the name of the wooden posts used by the northwest

A

Totem pole

31
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What food did the northwest people rely on

A

Seals walrus caribou

32
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What is a nomad

A

People who move from place to place

33
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Why were plains people nomads

A

Followed buffalo

34
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What was the carrier that was pulled by dogs or horses on the plains

A

Travois

35
Q

What was the method of clearing land in the eastern woodlands

A

Slash and burn

36
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What were strings of beads called that we’re cut from seashells

A

Wampum

37
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What most determined what natives used for food clothing and shelter

A

Natural resources

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