Native American Regions Study Guide

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Flashcards covering key vocabulary, regions, and cultural practices of Native American tribes across North America based on the lecture notes.

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1

What are canoes used by some of the early Native Ameican tribes for travel?

Umiaks and Dugouts

<p>Umiaks and Dugouts</p>
2

What region had fertile soil, forests, and rivers?

Eastern Woodlands

<p>Eastern Woodlands</p>
3

Why did the Iroquois form the Great Council formed?

to make laws and decisions for all five Iroquois leagues

<p>to make laws and decisions for all five Iroquois leagues</p>
4

What Eastern Woodland home made of tree and bark fit many families?

longhouse

<p>longhouse</p>
5

What leader was designated for peace in some Native American tribes?

White Chief

<p>White Chief</p>
6

What was the Green Corn Ceremony?

to show gratitude for a successful harvest

<p>to show gratitude for a successful harvest</p>
7

What region had flat grassy land with few trees?

Great Plains

<p>Great Plains</p>
8

What did the Great Plains tribes use to carry buffalo back to camp?

travois

<p>travois</p>
9

What are temporary homes in the Great Plains that could be moved for hunting?

Tipis

<p>Tipis</p>
10

What region developed an irrigation system because it was dry, hot, and arid?

Southwest region

<p> Southwest region</p>
11

What was developed in the Southwest due to dry land, making it possible to grow crops

Irrigation system

<p> Irrigation system</p>
12

What do they call hills with flat tops found in the Southwest region.

Mesas

<p>Mesas</p>
13

What was used to build homes in the Southwest, forming villages called pueblos.

Adobe bricks

<p>Adobe bricks</p>
14

What are villages built from adobe bricks in the Southwest.

Pueblos

<p>Pueblos</p>
15

What was the purpose of Kachina dolls?

They were used in the Southwest to educate children on religion.

<p>They were used in the Southwest to educate children on religion.</p>
16

What is a Matrilineal system?

A system in the Southwest where women owned property.

<p>A system in the Southwest where women owned property.</p>
17

In what region where totem poles were used to tell stories?

The Northwest

<p>The Northwest</p>
18

What is a Totem pole?

A totem pole was used by Northwest peoples to tell a three-part story about their past, present, and future.

<p>A totem pole was used by Northwest peoples to tell a three-part story about their past, present, and future.</p>
19

What is a Potlatch?

Celebrations in the Northwest to show wealth, status, marriage, and other important aspects, lasting for days with feasts and lavish gifts.

<p>Celebrations in the Northwest to show wealth, status, marriage, and other important aspects, lasting for days with feasts and lavish gifts.</p>
20

Shaman

A man or woman who served as a medicine man in some Native American cultures, particularly in the Northwest.

<p>A man or woman who served as a medicine man in some Native American cultures, particularly in the Northwest.</p>
21

Arctic region

A polar desert region characterized by cold, flat, treeless permafrost.

<p>A polar desert region characterized by cold, flat, treeless permafrost.</p>
22

Igloos

Homes made out of blocks of ice in the Arctic region.

<p>Homes made out of blocks of ice in the Arctic region.</p>
23

Permafrost

Permanently frozen ground found in the Arctic region.

<p>Permanently frozen ground found in the Arctic region.</p>
24

Great Basin region

A region with cold winters, hot summers, and little rainfall.

<p>A region with cold winters, hot summers, and little rainfall.</p>
25

Bear Dance

Performed by peoples of the Great Basin to release stress after a long winter.

<p>Performed by peoples of the Great Basin to release stress after a long winter.</p>
26

Dat So La Lee

A famous basket weaver from the Great Basin region.

<p>A famous basket weaver from the Great Basin region.</p>