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Native Americans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the shelter of the Eastern Woodlands | wigwams or longhouses |
| What was the shelter of the Great Plains | teepees or earth lodges |
| What was the shelter of the Great River Basin | wikiups |
| What was the shelter of the Southwest | pueblos |
| What was the shelter of the Pacific Northwest | plank houses |
| What was the land bridge theory | The natives were following animals from Asia to North America for food. |
| Why did people cross over the land bridge and come to the Americas | They followed the animals (their food source). |
| How did the Eastern Woodlands use their forest resources, while showing respect for the land they had been given | animals for food and clothing and trees for shelter |
| What was different about longhouses as compared to all other forms of shelters found among the Native Americans | They were very long and 12 families could live there. |
| How were wampum used in the Eastern Woodland society | to mark important events and traded for goods |
| Parts of this animal were used by the Great Plains Indians for tools, food, clothing, and tribal ceremonies | buffalo |
| Why couldn't people in the Great Plains set up permanent homes | They were hunting the migrating buffalo |
| How was the climate different in the Great River Basin region than in any other parts of America | It was very hot in the day and very cold at night |
| This was a type of dance completed by the people of the Great River Basin in order to bring rain and crops to the area | round dance |