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32 Cards in this Set
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When did the culture of the Great Plains change?
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After the horse was introduced
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Describe the Great Plains cultural region
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A fairly flat region
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100's of years ago, the Great Plains was covered in _______ and had waving _________.
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Grass and winds
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True or false: the Great Plains were covered in trees?
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False
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An animal that grazed the Great Plains
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Buffalo
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Name the Great Plain tribes
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Lakota or Sioux
Pawnee Osage Cheyenne (later) |
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What did most Plains people do?
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Farmed and hunted
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Where did most Plains people settle?
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Along the rivers for water
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What crops did Plains people grow?
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Corn
Beans Squash Pumpkins |
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What type of homes did Plains people live in?
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Lodges
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Describe a Plains' lodge
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Large
Round Built over a hole Built from wood frame and mud |
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Buffalo was their major source of _________
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Meat
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Buffalo hides were made into _________ and __________
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Clothing and blankets
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Buffalo horns were made into ________
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Bowls
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Buffalo stomachs were made into _________
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A cooking pot
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During which seasons did they hunt buffalo
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Summer and fall
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Why was it difficult for Plains people to hunt buffalo?
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The animals were huge and ran fast and hunters were on foot and couldn't get close with bow and arrows
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What would they wear to help kill buffalo?
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An animal disguise
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Where did Plains people live when hunting?
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In teepees
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How was a teepee made
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Poles together at point and covered in buffalo skins
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How did plains transport buffalo meat?
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They used poles called travois
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Who brought horses to the Mexico region?
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People from Spain
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How did the Cheyenne get the horses?
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Some horses wandered North
Some by raiding other tribes Some by trading |
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Which group changed the way of life for Plains people?
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The Cheyenne tribe
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Why did the horse make hunting easier?
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They could ride right next to a herd of buffalo to use bow and arrow
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Besides for hunting, how else did the horse change way of living?
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Easier to move their settlements and faster too
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True or false: Cheyenne people moved to different places in different seasons.
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True
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How was a tribe measured in wealth?
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By the number of horses one had
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True or False: Cheyenne people no longer live on the Great Plains today?
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False 12,000 still do
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Today Cheyenne people live in which state?
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Montana
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Cheyenne people have a powwow on this holiday.
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The 4th of July in Lame Deer, Montana
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What is a powwow?
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A gathering of American Indians having traditional dances and games
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