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10 Cards in this Set
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Far West |
The people who lived here experienced different climates. The winters here could be very cold in the forests and grasslands, but in other regions, it could be desertlike. Some people here lived in pit houses while others lived in cone-shaped houses. |
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Southwest |
This is present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. The people who lived here made big apartment houses made out of adobe. |
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Adobe |
Sun-dried brick |
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Great Plains |
People here farmed corn, beans and squash. They lived in earth lodges, but in the western area in this region, they made teepees out of animal skins. The people here also hunted buffalos. |
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Eastern woodlands |
The people who lived here lived by hunting, fishing, and foraging for nuts and berries. The people that dominated here were the Algonquians and Iroquoian. |
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Clans |
Groups of families that were related to one another. |
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Sachem |
Tribal chief |
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Southeast |
The people that lived here were the Cherokees and Creeks and built houses on wooden frames covered with straw mats. |
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Stinkards |
The bottom of the Natchez people from the gulf coast. |
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Ceremonies |
A formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event or anniversary |
