Social Studies Chapter 2 Study

Front 1

The earliest people we know about in Kansas are called whats?

Back 1

Big Game Hunters

Front 2

How did the earliest people get their name?

Back 2

They got there name from archaeologists because of the hunting tools found.

Front 3

Describe the eventual change in climate in Kansas?

Back 3

It took years and years for the climate to become drier and hotter.

Front 4

List and Describe 3 Technological Advancements.

Back 4

-Pottery Vessels: improved food storage
-Bow + Arrow: A common hunting weapon made hunting easier.
-Cultivation: Helped grow gardens.

Front 5

What was the result of this new technology?

Back 5

The population began to grow, and people had more food and didn't have to store as much.

Front 6

There are 2 ways to place artifacts in chronological order. List and describe them.

Back 6

Relative Dating- In relation to other artifacts

Absolute Dating- Scientific study of the actual artifact.

Front 7

Describe the houses in the permanent villages.

Back 7

Evidence suggests that houses were built with poles buried in the ground, and covered with thatched grasses, and plastered over with clay.

Front 8

When speaking of historic tribes in Kansas, what does the term "historic" mean?

Back 8

It only means that the evidence we have of their lives include written records.

Front 9

The first written records came from which Spanish explorer?

Back 9

Francisco de Coronado.

Front 10

When did the historic period begin?

Back 10

The historical period began when written records began.

Front 11

Which tribes are sedentary?

Back 11

Wichita
Kansa
Osage
Pawnee

Front 12

Which tribes are nomadic?

Back 12

Comanche
Kiowa
Kiowa-Apache
Arapaho
Cheyenne

Front 13

What types of things did these early tribes have in common? (List 3)

Back 13

-Lived in the great Plains
-Controlled a certain land area
-lived in tipi's

Front 14

From whom did the Plains Indians acquire horses?

Back 14

The Southwest Spanish

Front 15

What advantages did the horse bring to the Indians?

Back 15

Horses could carry more and heavier loads, and helpful for buffalo hunts.

Front 16

Name 5 Ways the Plains Indians used Buffalo.

Back 16

-Meat was eaten
-Skin made blankets
-Hair made ropes
-Tails made flyswatters
-Bones made tools

Front 17

Oral tradition tells us which 2 tribes are related?

Back 17

Wichita and Pawnee

Front 18

Where did the Pawnee end up?

Back 18

Stayed in Nebraska and northern Kansas.

Front 19

Where did the Wichita end up?

Back 19

South and Central Kansas

Front 20

Describe the permanent houses built by the Wichita Indians. (Looks, where doors were, etc)

Back 20

Beehive shaped houses with grass. Very low doorways on the East and West Side, and there was an opening on the roof.

Front 21

Describe the permanent home built by the Pawnee.

Back 21

They built homes with earth and placed grass on the tops and entered through tunnel like openings that were wide for horses.

Front 22

When was it necessary for these tribes to use tipi's?

Back 22

When they hunted.

Front 23

What crops did the Wichita and Pawnee Indians grow?

Back 23

-Corn
-Squash
-Pumpkins

Front 24

How did they preserve the vegetables they grew?

Back 24

Vegetables were cut in strips and dried.

Front 25

How did these Indian tribes originally get their names?

Back 25

From what the Europeans thought they heard from the Indians.

Front 26

Which 2 tribes had a relationship that was similar to that of cousins?

Back 26

Kansa and Osage

Front 27

What type of dwelling did the Kansa live in?

Back 27

They dwelled in longhouses covered with bark.

Front 28

What type of dwelling did the Osage live in?

Back 28

They lived in long wood-framed lodges with decorative objects.

Front 29

What crops did both tribes grow?

Back 29

Corn, Beans, and Squash

Front 30

Why did the Osage NOT need to take tipi's on their hunts?

Back 30

Along the Black Dog trail that they took was a series of framed structures already built.

Front 31

Describe how a Kansa man would have looked? (Clothes, hair, jewelry, etc...)

Back 31

Kansa men plucked their eyebrows, chins, arms, and heads. Wore ornaments in their ears. Warriors wore bear claws around neck.

Front 32

Describe how an Osage man would have looked? (Clothes, hair, jewelry, etc...)

Back 32

Osage men shaved their hair except one band, and wore ornaments in pierced ears. Had bracelets and tattoos.

Front 33

What did the Kansa do when they feared their traditions were in jeopardy?

Back 33

The Kansa taught the Osage special dances so it would be preserved.

Front 34

Why were some tribes forced to be nomadic.

Back 34

The scarcity of resources in Arid Kansas.

Front 35

Which tribes were nomadic? (There are 5)

Back 35

Cheyanne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, Kiowa-apache

Front 36

Where were these tribes located?

Back 36

Western Kansas

Front 37

Describe the tipi's they lived in.

Back 37

A tipi was lightweight, but could hold up winds. The outside was usually decorated and the tipi was made from buffalo skin.

Front 38

How did they transport then?

Back 38

Travois

Front 39

How did the nomadic tribes get their food?

Back 39

They hunted buffalo and gather food.

Front 40

How did these tribes preserve their history>

Back 40

By writing on buffalo skins to tell stories.

Front 41

Who was know as the "Orator of the Plains"

Back 41

Satanta, from Kiowa

Front 42

Why was he given this name?

Back 42

He spoke so well against defense of his people.

Front 43

What did the tribes in the west trade?

Back 43

Dried meets, deerskin clothing, hides, and decorative objects.

Front 44

What did the tribes in the East trade?

Back 44

Nuts, Corn, Squash, and Pumpkins

Front 45

When/why did conflicts begin to arise among the Indian tribes in Kansas?

Back 45

Because they considered neighbors as enemies, and this was in the earliest of times.