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Iroquois League
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group of five tribes that joined together for the purpose of peace and cooperation
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Great Council
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-made decisions for the Iroquois League
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What did the Iroquois used the land and its resources for?
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-food
-shelter -clothing -transportation |
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What were the resources the Iroquois used?
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-thick forest
-rivers, lakes and streams -forest animals (food and clothing) -longhouses (shared by many families -canoes |
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How did the Iroquois use ceremonies and symbols?
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To honor nature and to mark important events. (they would speak to and thank animals that they killed
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What region did the Iroquois live?
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Eastern Woodlands
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What did the Plains people do for a living?
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farmers and hunters
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How did the buffalo help the Great Plains People
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Buffalo were a major source of food and materials
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What kind of houses did the Great Plains people live in?
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Lodges and tepees
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What is a Lodge?
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(permanent) large round huts built over a deep hole and covered with earth materials
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what is a tepee?
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(temporary-used while on the hunt) poles set in a circle covered with buffalo hides- poles were also used to transport things (travois)
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How did the horse help the
Cheyenne? |
made hunting easier
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How did the Cheyenne measure their wealth?
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in horses
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Where do many
Cheyenne live today? |
in present-day Montana on a reservation
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What is the climate like in the Southwest Desert?
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mostly hot and arid
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What did the farmers (corn), hunters and herders of the Southwest Desert live in?
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adobe villages
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Who did the Pueblo Indians copy to build their villages?
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Anasazi
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Where did the Pueblo build their villages?
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they built their villages like apartment buildings rising several stories off the ground
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Where did the Hopi build their villages?
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they built their villages on top of high mesas to help defend against enemies
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Does the entire Hopi community attend ceremonial dance to bring rain to the region?
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yes
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What spiritual beings did the Hopi believe could help bring rain?
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Kachinas
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How were the Kachinas represented?
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by dolls
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What is a kiva?
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an underground chambers where ceremonies were performed
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Do the Hopi today follow ancient customs and live on traditional lands?
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yes, but they have also adopted modern ways.
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What did the Northwest Coast have which helped the Native Americans live comfortably?
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abundant natural resources
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What kind of trees were in the forest?
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many tall sturdy cedar trees
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What did the coastal waters and rivers provide to the Native Americans?
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fish and seals
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Potlatch
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party where the hosts give gifts to show wealth and generosity
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Totem poles
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carved posts with animals or other images representing a person's ancestors-would be displayed outside their door and it showed wealth
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what were dugout canoes used for in the Northwest Coast?
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to hunt at sea
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Shaman
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important person who they believed could cure sick person-could be a man or woman
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What did Kwakiutl women use to weave into fabric?
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cedar bark
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What did Kwakiutl women use in the winter for fabric?
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buckskin and furs
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What kind of houses did the Native Indians of the Northwest Coast build?
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plankhouse made out of cedar trees
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What kind of life do the kwakiutl people live today?
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a blend of modern and traditional culture
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