Patterns of Trade

Question 1

Did the natives trade?

Answer 1

They had a complex trade networks that would cover regions

Question 2

What did natives trade?

Answer 2

• Food
• Raw materials
• Tools
• Ritual artifacts
• Decorative goods

Question 3

How did natives trade in the Southern Plains?

Answer 3

Nomadic hunters of the southern plains would conduct annual trade fairs with the Pueblo peoples

The nomadic hunters would trade their hides and meat for the Pueblo peoples’ maize, pottery, and cotton blankets

Question 4

What was trade like in the Great Plains?

Answer 4

Trade, similar to the one in the Southern Plains, happened wherever farmers and hunters coexisted

Question 5

Did natives ever trade people?

Answer 5

Yes, in some places, war captives were offered as slaves to maintain relationships with their neighbors

Question 6

How did European contact affect native trade?

Answer 6

The Indians began trading with Europeans for…
- Cloth
- Iron tools
- Weapons

Question 7

What did leaders of Native American groups do?

Answer 7

Powerful leaders had a “disproportionate share of wealth” and gave it back to the people to gain support and power

Question 8

What did the strongest hunters of small, kin-based bands do?

Answer 8

The strongest hunter would have the most food and they would always share

Question 9

What did leaders of chiefdoms do?

Answer 9

Rulers would collect the wealth of the community and distribute it to their followers