Prior to Europeans arrival, who existed before them? What did they have?

Indigenous groups, they had their own society and culture.

Which regions were centers of Indigenous culture and innovation?

Southwest, West, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast

Southwest groups would live in what modern day states?

Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.

How would the Puebloans live in their homes?

Had multi-story homes made from stone or were built into the cliffs.

Hopi and Zuni groups would also do what underground?

Do ceremonies and Kivas, used for rituals and meetings.

Describe life of the Chinook and the Chumash in the west.

They were skilled ocean travelers, harvested sea creatures, and gathered much from the earth like nuts and berries.

What made the Chinook distinct in their skills creatively?

Woodworking skills, carving totem poles, tools, and ceremonial masks.

The groups in the Great Basin, what would they do while following migration patterns.

Gathered nuts, hunted small game, and woven baskets.

How would Native Americans hunt Bison? After they hunt how do they use the game they caught?

They would surround or trap the Bison, afterwards they would use every part of the Bison for everyday life.

The Spanish would bring horses to the Americas; how did this affect the indigenous peoples? Which groups specifically?

The Sioux, Comanche, Cheyenne, and Crow would utilize horses. This allowed groups like these to be more efficient in hunting and defending.

Explain what the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was.

A culmination of many nations, these being the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora

What was Law of Peace? Who were the Clan mothers?

Law of Peace were guided decisions used for disagreements, while clan mothers were women who chose chiefs and maintained social balance.

In terms of the Algonquian speaking peoples, how did they live?

They lived in smaller villages and relied on seasonal hunting/gathering.

From the Mississippi river to the Atlantic coast, which groups were present in the southeast area of North America?

Mississippians, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Natchez.

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Question	Answer
Prior to Europeans arrival, who existed before them? What did they have?	Indigenous groups, they had their own society and culture.
Which regions were centers of Indigenous culture and innovation?	Southwest, West, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast
Southwest groups would live in what modern day states?	Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.
How would the Puebloans live in their homes?	Had multi-story homes made from stone or were built into the cliffs.
Puebloans would trade what in their society?	Turquoise, pottery, and food.
The three sisters was what as a part of the Hopi and Zuni groups?	Corn, beans, and squash.
Hopi and Zuni groups would also do what underground?	Do ceremonies and Kivas, used for rituals and meetings.
People from the west were which groups?	Chumash and Chinook.
Describe life of the Chinook and the Chumash in the west.	They were skilled ocean travelers, harvested sea creatures, and gathered much from the earth like nuts and berries.
What made the Chinook distinct in their skills creatively?	Woodworking skills, carving totem poles, tools, and ceremonial masks.
In the dry Great Basin, what groups followed seasonal migration patterns?	Shoshone, Paiute, and the Ute.
The groups in the Great Basin, what would they do while following migration patterns.	Gathered nuts, hunted small game, and woven baskets.
From Texas to Canada, the great plains to what group of indigenous peoples?	Mandan, Hidatsa, Pawnee.
How would Native Americans hunt Bison? After they hunt how do they use the game they caught?	They would surround or trap the Bison, afterwards they would use every part of the Bison for everyday life.
The Spanish would bring horses to the Americas; how did this affect the indigenous peoples? Which groups specifically?	The Sioux, Comanche, Cheyenne, and Crow would utilize horses. This allowed groups like these to be more efficient in hunting and defending.
In the Northeast, the Iroquois and Algonquian would build what in their area?	Longhouses and wigwams
Explain what the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was.	A culmination of many nations, these being the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora
What was Law of Peace? Who were the Clan mothers?	Law of Peace were guided decisions used for disagreements, while clan mothers were women who chose chiefs and maintained social balance.
In terms of the Algonquian speaking peoples, how did they live?	They lived in smaller villages and relied on seasonal hunting/gathering.
From the Mississippi river to the Atlantic coast, which groups were present in the southeast area of North America?	Mississippians, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Natchez.

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