The Tribes of The Great Plains Chapter 2 Lesson 2 SS textbook pg

Life on the Plains SS book pg 83 The Great Plains was – and still is – a fairly _______________ region. Few trees grew on the dry Great Plains, but millions of ______________ grazed the huge area. Most Plains people followed a farming and _____________________ life.

Buffalo Buffalo were central to the lives of the Plains Indians. These animals were a major source of _______________________. The people made buffalo hides into articles like ______________ and _____________. They carved buffalo horns into__________. The stomachs of buffalo were used as ____________________________.

Buffalo A buffalo could weigh well over a _____________ and could run very fast. Indians could kill their prey by crouching near them in an _______________ disguise. They could also get the buffalo to stampede over a _____________________.

Mandans They lived along the Missouri River, in present day _________________. The Mandan’s build circular houses called _____________________. Each lodge was built over a shallow pit and covered with _____________. Each round earth lodge could hold as many as ______________ people.

In the center of the lodge was a shared ____________ under a hole in the roof for letting out smoke.

About twice a year the Mandan villages emptied, as men, women, and children took part in the great ______________________ hunt. Most of the ____________________ did not take part in the hunt. The Mandans dried and save some of the buffalo meat, which today is called ______________________.

The Kiowas The Kiowas lived in the ________________ Great Plains. These people were ________, which meant they were always moving on the vast Plains. They were unable to grow crops so the Kiowas followed the___________________ from place to place. Like the Mandans, the Kiowas depended on the _____________________ as the most important resource in their way of life.

Because the Kiowas followed the buffalo herds, they built shelters that were easy to move. One kind was a cone-shaped tent called a __________________________.

SS book pg 83 To make a tepee, women set up _____________ in a circle, their tops coming together at a point. Then they covered the frame with ________________ hides.

People also used the poles to transport buffalo _______________ and other goods. They made a ____________________ by lashing the load to two poles. _________________ then pulled the travois.

Among the Kiowas each person was ______________________ in the group. Any man could become chief by proving himself a good _____________ and a good ________________ of people. He was chief because his people chose and trusted him. Kiowas who did not follow the ways of the ___________________ were free to live on their own.

The Cheyenne SS book pg. 84 In the 1500s, people from ______________ brought the horse to the regions of Mexico. The tribes living near Spanish settlements were the first to learn of the horse. Some horses broke free and wandered __________________________. In the late 1700s, the Cheyenne tamed some of the wild horses. They also got horses by raiding other tribes and ______________________.

The Horse Using the horse, the Cheyenne changed their way of life. The horse made ________________ hunting much easier. Mounted on a swift horse, a Cheyenne could ride close to a herd of buffalo. Then he could use his _________________to kill the animals.

A horse drawn ________ could move four times a much weight as a travois pulled by a dog. And horses could move twice as fast. The Cheyenne developed a way of life based on moving to different __________ in different ______________. The horse became so important that _____________ was measured in horses.

Beliefs & Religion Plains Indians believed in _____________ of the Earth, Sun, and other living things. They greatly respected these spirits. They would participate in a _____________________. They hoped this would bring good luck. Many tribes had a ____________________or medicine man that was very old and wise. He would try to heal sick people.