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21 Cards in this Set
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environment
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everything that surrounds you. incl. plants, animals, climate, soil where you live
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effect
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what happens as the result of a cause
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cause
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something that makes something else happen
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kachina
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Pueblo Indians belief that the living spirits of much-loved ancestors. Spring-borrow men's bodies and come doen from their home in the sacred mtns. (bring rain - crops to grow)
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league
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a union of people who join together for a common purpose.
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nomad
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wanderers with no permanent home. followed buffalo.
Great Plains Indians |
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potlatch
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special feast - "big man" showed off his wealth by giving it all away. Northwest Coast Indians
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totem pole
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special pole carved from a tall tree.
Northwest Coast Indians |
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tundra
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huge frozen plain
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Deganawida
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holy man with vision. saw a mighty tree of "Great Peace" held by 5 strong roots. (the 5 Iroquois groups) made peace Met Hiawatha-warrior shared dream & helped.
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what did the kachinas do?
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helped the Hopi (group of Pueblo Indians) grow healthy crops. taught them how to live. stay 6 months.
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Pueblo Indians. where live?
what do they need to survive? |
Southwest. weather- hot dry.
Need irrigation (rain) very religious-pray/dance for rain |
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Plains Indians. where live?
what do they need to survive? |
open spaces, middle country, hard to live there until horses. nomads - had to move camp often (follow buffalo) buffalo important for everything- food, clothes, shelter. horse import. ride into herd kill more buffalo to use.
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Indians belief about land.
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Part of themselves. Use what nature offers. All NA Indian groups respected the land that gave them life."mother earth" deep love for land
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why some Indians could live in villages?
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could get enough food year round. did not have to travel. had ocean, good weather, land. Northwest Coast Indians
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How Indians adapted to their environment in different ways.
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use what they had.
each environ. different plants, animals for food. each environ. diff. materials for shelter, clothes. |
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What effect did horse have on Plains Indians?
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hinting easier.kill more buffalo in a day. Less hunger/starvation/dying. Camp could more faster/easier. More Indians came to live - easier living.
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nomads. lived where? list 3 facts.
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Great Plains. hunted buffalo, traveled, used buffalo for everything.
Great Basin. hunted small animals, insects, gathered berries. stored food in baskets |
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California Indians lived where? list 3 facts.
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between Pacific Ocean, Sierra Nevada. Land of plenty. life good. food easy to get. lived in villages. no war.
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Northwest Coast Indians. Lived where? list facts.
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Northern California - Alaska.
Villages, built totem poles and potlatch to show off wealth. |
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Eskimos Indians. lived where? list facts.
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Far north Arctic Plains. challenging environment. igloos. amimal skins, oils.
"Inuit"- "the people" |
