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U3C2-Plains
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the plains? | Flat lands that are central to North America |
| How did the peoples of the Plains get food? | Some people farmed and grew crops, while others hunted bison. |
| What part of the bison did the Plains peoples use? | They used every part of the bison, including the hide, hair, horns, bones, and dung |
| How did people of different Plains nations communicate with one another? | They used sign language to communicate |
| How did the Plains peoples organize themselves? | Some peoples organized into tribes, while others organized into large nations |
| Why did some Plains tribes live in teepees while others lived in earth lodges? (#1) | Teepees benefitted nomadic people because they were easy to build, take down, and carry. |
| Why did some Plains tribes live in teepees while others lived in earth lodges? (#2) | Earth lodges were built by people that wanted to settle/stay. They were built with wooden beams and walls of earth and prairie grass. They were built to hold up to 20 people |
| What does the existence of trading networks tell you about the peoples of the Great Plains as well as other Indigenous groups? | It shows that they were able to trade various goods, religions, culture and language |
| What body of water did the most of the Plains groups share? | The Missouri River |
| What was one very important item that was traded? What did it symbolize? | One very important item that was traded was the calumet. It symbolized peace agreements between different groups |
| What training did boys in Plains societies receive as they grew up? (#1) | The boys learned about glory, justice, and honorable behavior through stories and traditions passed on. |
| What training did boys in Plains societies receive as they grew up? (#2) | The boys learned to play with bows and arrows, handle horses and hunt with grown men. |
| What training did boys in Plains societies receive as they grew up? (#3) | The boys had to go through an initiation rite to enter into manhood. |
| How did Plains women support their household and community? | They gathered plants, grew crops, were responsible for moving camping grounds, turning hides into teepees and clothes. Girls also had a ritual to enter into adulthood. |
| Describe clans of the Plains people | Clans were based on family relationships. The Plains people could trace their ancestors through their mother or father. Clans stayed the same. |
| Describe bands of the Plains people | Bands worked together for a shared goal. Bands could change with people joining and leaving. |
| Why was the relationship between the children and grandparents special? | The relationship was special because the children and grandparents could joke around, play pranks, and make fun of each other. |
| What were the qualifications to be a chief? | Chiefs needed to be brave, smart, and capable. If they were unsatisfactory, they could be replaced by a chief from a different family. |
| What type of religion did nearly all the Plains peoples share? | Animism |
| What is the vision quest? | This is when someone went into the wilderness and would not eat or drink for several days. They believed this would help gain guidance from spirits. |
| What is the Sun Dance? | This is when people would perform ritualistic dances while being pierced with needles, or skewers. They believed this would gain spiritual power or insight. |
| What are shamans? | They are religious leaders who can talk to spirits. |
| How did they use sweat lodges? | Shaman used these for religious ceremonies. They would pour hot water on stones to make them steam. They used it to purify bodies by making them sweat. |
| What is a war bonnette? | It is a headwear decorated with eagle feathers. Men wore it to show off brave deeds or actions. |
| When were war bonnettes worn? | They were only worn for special occasions and important ceremonies. |
| Why did warriors "count coups" instead of killing enemies? | They cared more about showing courage than killing. They would want to touch or poke the enemy with coupstick. The more they could touch, the more skilled they were. |
| How did they feel about the 4 cardinal directions? | They saw the four directions (north, south, east, west) as sacred/holy. |
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