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American Indians
Use this StudyStack to prepare for the Native Americans Indian Exam: 4th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Arctic tribes lived in this part of North America. | The far north, including Alaska |
| The Arctic Indians lived in these two types of home: one in the winter, one in the summer. | winter: igloo; summer: tent |
| Due to low temperatures, the Arctic Indians didn't farm. Instead they hunted animals like _____, _____, and _____. | foxes, caribou, polar bears |
| The Arctic Indians also hunted water animals like seals, walruses, and whales, sometimes using this sort of boat. | kayak |
| The Arctic Indians used seal oil for lighting and heat, seal skins for tents, and seal bones to make _____ and _____. | tools, weapons |
| The Northwest tribes lived in the Pacific _____ and in Western _____. | Northwest, Canada |
| The Northwest tribes' home area had plenty of _____ and _____, so fish and animals were plentiful. | forests, rivers |
| Some Northwest tribes' houses were long and shaped like _____. Several families lived in each of these cedar (wooden) houses. | rectangles |
| Farming wasn't needed for the Northwest tribes. They hunted in the forests, fished for _____, hunted whales, and gathered nuts and berries. | salmon |
| Dead whales were sometimes harvested for food and for their _____, which was used for heat and light. | fat (blubber) |
| The Southwest tribes were from the Southwest of the United States, especially from what is today the states of _____ and _____. | Arizona, New Mexico |
| The Southwest tribes were sometimes known by this name; a name which describes their homes. | Pueblo |
| Hopi homes were made of _____, ______, and _____ and were sometimes built on top of each other, like apartment buildings. | clay/dirt, rocks, straw |
| The Southwest climate was extremely _____, with summers being very hot and winters very cold. | dry |
| The Southwest tribes grew crops that didn't require lots of water, like _____, _____, and _____, as well as _____ which they used for clothes and blankets. | corn, beans, squash; cotton |
| The Great Plains tribes were originally from the Great Plains, including states like _____ and _____. | Kansas, Nebraska |
| For food, Pawnee men tended to _____, while Pawnee women tended to ______. | hunt buffalo, farm |
| For homes, the Great Plains Indians lived in round l_____, often built near _____. | lodges, rivers |
| When they traveled, the Pawnee used tents called _____. | tipis (teepees) |
| Pawnee men wore _____ and leather _____. All Pawnee used leather shoes called _____. | breechclothes, leggings; moccasins |
| The Southeast tribe "Seminole" lived in the modern state of _____. | Florida |
| Southeast tribal women tended to _____, while the men tended to _____. Both helped provide for the tribe's needs. | farm, hunt |
| This is the name used for Seminole houses. | chickees |
| Seminole houses were made of _____ and plaster, with thatched roofs made from the _____ plant and seldom had walls. | wood, palmetto |
| The Seminole made flat _____ _____ for traveling and hunting on swamps and rivers. | dugout canoes |
| Like other tribes, Southeastern women often raised these three crops, as well as pumpkins. | squash, corn, and beans |
| Name at least three animals Southeastern men might have hunted. | Deer, turkeys, rabbits, turtles, and alligators (for the Seminole in Florida) |
| Combat may have involved this weapon: the _____. | spears, tomahawk |
| Indians who moved frequently, like the Arctic and Great Plains tribes, were called _____. | nomads |
| Shiny beads and shells were called _____ and were sometimes used like money by Eastern tribes. | wampum |
| An Indian term for corn is _____. | maize |
| These two tribal areas had many trees. | Northwest Coast, Eastern Woodland |
| The Great Plains Indians depended greatly on this animal, the _____; Eastern Woodland Indians depended on the _____, but not quite as much. | buffalo, deer |
| Eastern Woodland Indians often lived in these homes where many families could keep warm at once: _____. | longhouses |
| Since Northwest Coast Indians never developed written languages, they communicated their history by building these. | totem poles |
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