Unit 1 Lessons 1-3

1.The study of objects to learn about life from the past 2.A person with no permanent home who travels from place to place 3.The skill of raising plants and animals for human use 4.An object made by people 5.Movement from one place to another 6.The use of scientific knowledge to solve problems 7.To change the way one lives to fit different conditions A.nomad B.migration C.agriculture D.adapt E.technology F.archaeology G.artifact Vocabulary

8.A groups’ stories and customs 9.An accepted way of doing something 10.A set of customs that people create over time 11.More than is needed 12.A system of faith or worship 13.A system for organizing resources, such as money and goods 14.A set of activities done for a special purpose 15.To focus on one kind of product or activity A.custom B.tradition C.folklore D.ceremony E.religion F.surplus G.specialize H.economy

16.A system of laws and the people who carry them out 17.To talk to and work with others 18.To trade goods for other goods without the use of money A.interact B.barter C.government

Why did members of the Great Plains groups have different homes at different times of the year? In the ____________, the Great Plains groups lived in ___________ __________ and grew __________. In Summer, they left to hunt ____________ and lived in _____________. Spring earth lodges crops buffaloteepees

Why did American Indians locate their villages near water? 1) People and animals need __________ to survive. 2) They ate _________ from rivers and used rivers for __________. 3) They used the water for _____________. water fish travel irrigation

Why did some of the American Indians of the Great Plains travel? They followed herds of ___________ which was their ___________ source. buffalo food

How did celebrations and ceremonies play an important role in American Indian cultures? A. Religion B. Culture C. Nature D. All of the above

When did the Eastern Woodland Iroquois Indians hold harvest celebrations? A. When crops were gathered B. After a day of rain C. Once the seeds were planted D. Each night after sunset

In what ways have the American Indians shared stories about their culture? American Indians had storytellers who knew their ____________. Most stories were spoken, ___________, or ___________. folklore chanted sung

What was the purpose of a potlatch in the Pacific Northwest? It had a _________ purpose. The ________ gave away goods to the other members of the village to show how well he ____________ the group’s ____________. social chief controlled resources

Why was the Iroquois Confederacy formed? Why did they meet? The Iroquois Confederacy united _______ groups in order to solve problems related to ________ _______, trade, and _______. The council discussed an issue until every chief agreed on a ___________. five landusewar solution

How did increases in surpluses of food and specialized work help American Indian economies develop? Specialized ________ and food _________ allowed people to trade their goods for things they could not make themselves. _______ helped the economies grow. worksurpluses Trade

How did interacting within American Indian groups affect their needs and wants? As people interacted, they were introduced to new ______ and _____. Trade helped groups meet their needs. People began to _______ for goods they discovered through trade. goodsideas barter

Pacific Northwest and Desert Southwest Indian Groups GeographyClimateShelterTools & Utensils FoodClothingTechnologyTraditions Pacific Northwest Western coast of US Canada, Washington, & Oregon Wet, coldLarge cedar, wood plank houses Finely carved wooden bowls & utensils – spoons Fish, whale hunted deer Gathered nuts & berries Made from bark Made canoes that could be 75 feet long Held large feasts called potlatches Desert Southwest Southwest region of the US Dry, hotUsed adobe bricks to contruct villages of large apartment- style buildings Pottery jars Woven baskets Ovens called “hornos” Crops: corn, beans, cotton Had to grow their own food Ovens called “hornos” Trade clothing made from buffalo Cotton clothing Irrigation Pottery jars Woven baskets Adobe Men wove cotton clothing

Great Plains Eastern Woodlands Indian Groups GeographyClimateShelterTools & Utensils FoodClothingTechnologyTraditions Great PlainsFlat grassland west of Mississippi River DryEarth lodges – soil covered dome- shaped Lived in teepees while hunting Buffalo bones Knives and scrapers Farmed & hunted Beans, squash, sunflowers Buffalo skins Tendons of buffalo used to make strings for bows Held large dances that lasted many days to meet groups’ spiritual needs Eastern Woodlands East of the Mississippi Wide range of climates Ojibwa – dome shaped made of bent wooden poles Mohawk – longhouses Birch bark woven or bent into baskets Rabbit, bears, & deer Growing crops Made from buckskins Birch bark baskets Canoes Held harvest celebration when crops were picked