Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Social Studies 5th Grade Mr. Vida The Great plains Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Social Studies 5th Grade Mr. Vida
Bell Ringer! How were tepees in the Great Plains similar and different to longhouses in the Eastern Woodlands?
Where are we? Subtitle
What We will see here… Preview: The culture of the Great Plains people changed after the horse was introduced Places: Great Plains cultural region Lame Deer, Montana Vocabulary: lodge tepee travois powwow
North America… and home to the Great Plains Indians Subtitle
Great plains cultural regions: The region was, and still is a very flat region 100’s of years ago, much of it was covered in a sea of grass Unlike the Eastern Woodlands, few trees grew there Millions of Buffalo grazed there
Great plains cultural regions:
Great plains cultural regions:
Life on the great plains: Tribes of the Great Plains included: Cheyenne Lakota (aka or “also known as” the Sioux) Pawnee Osage
Life on the great plains: Most Plains people followed a hunting & farming life Because it was mostly dry, they settled their villages along rivers Here they could get water for their crops Corns Beans Squash pumpkins
Life on the great plains:
Life on the great plains: The plains people built lodges to live in Lodges were large, round huts, built over a deep hole The walls were made of earth, packed over a wood frame What is different between Plains & Eastern Woodlands housing?
Compare & Contrast housing
Life on the great plains: Buffalo were central to the lives of the Plains Indians They were a major source of meat Buffalo hides were made into clothing & blankets Buffalo horns were carved into bowls Even the stomachs were hung from 4 poles to be used as cooking pots
Life on the great plains
Life on the great plains
Life on the great plains Hunting the one ton, fast buffalo was done on foot They used bows and arrows, but it was a dangerous hunt So, they either crouched near them in animal disguises or stampeded them off of cliffs
Life on the great plains
Life on the great plains While on the hunt, they lived in tepees Women set up poles in a circle, coming together in a point The frames were covered in buffalo hides
Life on the great plains
Life on the great plains The poles were then used to make travois They were then lashed the load to 2 tepee poles and had dogs pull them Buffalo meat and other goods could be pulled A travois load could be up to 75 pounds!
Life on the great plains
cheyenne Very mobile Indian tribe of the Plains Spain brought horses to the Aztec region in the 1500’s Some broke free and wandered north, and in the 1700’s the Cheyenne tamed some of these wild horses They also found other horses by trade & raiding other tribes
Cheyenne
Cheyenne With the horse, a single Cheyenne hunter could ride to along side a herd & take down a buffalo with his bow The horse made the Cheyenne much more moblie A horse drawn travois could pull 4 times the weight of a dog and also move twice as fast! IMPORTANT: The Cheyenne developed a way of life based on moving to different places in different seasons
Cheyenne The horse became so important to the Cheyenne & other Plains Indians, that wealth was measured in horses Tribes raided other tribes to capture horses Riders became skilled in war as well in hunting
The Cheyenne today About 12,000 Cheyenne live on the Great Plains Many live in present day Montana on reservations
The Cheyenne today Many Cheyenne still follow their traditions today Keeping their language and traditions alive
The Cheyenne today Every 4th of July, the North Cheyenne powwow is held in Lame Deer, Montana Powwow is a gathering of American Indians
The Cheyenne today
The Cheyenne today
Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” Lesson 2 Review: Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” effect cause Plains Indians used horses to pull travois instead of dogs Plains Indians built homes with dirt or buffalo hides Buffalo were used to make tepees, clothing, blankets & bowls Sometimes tribes raided other tribes for their horses
Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” Lesson 2 Review: Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” effect cause Plains Indians used horses to pull travois instead of dogs Plains Indians built homes with dirt or buffalo hides Buffalo were used to make tepees, clothing, blankets & bowls Sometimes tribes raided other tribes for their horses
Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” Lesson 2 Review: Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” effect cause Plains Indians used horses to pull travois instead of dogs Plains Indians built homes with dirt or buffalo hides Buffalo were used to make tepees, clothing, blankets & bowls Sometimes tribes raided other tribes for their horses
Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” Lesson 2 Review: Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” effect cause Plains Indians used horses to pull travois instead of dogs Plains Indians built homes with dirt or buffalo hides Buffalo were used to make tepees, clothing, blankets & bowls Sometimes tribes raided other tribes for their horses
Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” Lesson 2 Review: Fill in the missing “cause” for the listed “effect” effect cause Plains Indians used horses to pull travois instead of dogs Plains Indians built homes with dirt or buffalo hides Buffalo were used to make tepees, clothing, blankets & bowls Sometimes tribes raided other tribes for their horses
2. How did the travois help move goods? Lesson 2 Review: 2. How did the travois help move goods?
2. How did the travois help move goods? Lesson 2 Review: 2. How did the travois help move goods? ANSWER
Lesson 2 Review: 3. In what ways did the arrival of the horse change the way of life for the Plains Indians?
Lesson 2 Review: 3. In what ways did the arrival of the horse change the way of life for the Plains Indians? ANSWER
Lesson 2 Review: 4. If you were a leader of the Cheyenne, how might you decide when it was time to move the settlement to a new area?
Lesson 2 Review: 4. If you were a leader of the Cheyenne, how might you decide when it was time to move the settlement to a new area? ANSWER
5. Where are the Cheyenne reservations located today? Lesson 2 Review: 5. Where are the Cheyenne reservations located today?
5. Where are the Cheyenne reservations located today? Lesson 2 Review: 5. Where are the Cheyenne reservations located today? ANSWER