UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2
NATIVE PEOPLES AND THEIR CULTURE
The Northwest Indians often hosted special feasts
where the guests received gifts. What were these
events called?
ANSWER
POTLATCH
While the Southwest Indians often built pueblos into
the sides of cliffs, one group, the Navajo, built domeshaped homes where one family lived. What were
these homes called?
ANSWER
HOGANS
The Iroquois built houses out of wood
where more than one family could live.
These homes were called______.
ANSWER LONGHOUSES
When the Plains Indians broke down their
village so they could follow the buffalo, they
used the tipi poles and skins to make what?
ANSWER = TRAVOIS
The Tlingit culture once inhabited land around
present-day Sitka, Alaska. In the 1700s, these Indians
became quite wealthy because of their abundant
trade. What geographical feature helped to support
this trade?
Answer = waterways used for travel by
canoe
In what North American region did the Navajo
Indians live?
ANSWER = SOUTH WEST
New Mexico Four Corners
The Hopi Indians of the Southwest
used kachina dolls for what purpose?
ANSWER
• Kachina dolls were used to teach children of
the Hopi culture about their culture, land, and
religious beliefs. The kachinas are also
believed to be spirits that help to bring rain
that will help crops grow for this agricultural
group.
What did the Europeans bring to North
America that changed how the Plains
Indians hunted?
ANSWER = The Spanish brought
horses.
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
The Iroquois Confederacy was the joining of six Iroquois
nations to form a lasting peace among their people.
Clans mothers of each nation sent representatives to
council where the Great Laws were created.
• Degad
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Deganawida was known as the
peace keeper. He set up the
Grand Council which formed the
laws the Confederacy followed.
Why did the Iroquois people decide to
form the Iroquois Confederacy?
ANSWER
• The Iroquois were divided by constant
fighting. They decided to form the
confederacy to bring peace to their people
What is an artifact?
ANSWER
• An artifact is something made by humans that is
significant in regards to the culture of a group. It
is often from an earlier time period and may give
insight, hints or clues, about the people and
culture who made it. Some examples of an
artifact could be a tool, clothing, toy, pottery, or
art. Such items are considered PRIMARY
SOURCES. This is because they were made
during a previous time period, and they tell us
about the lives of people living during that time.
PRIMARY SOURCES
• These primary sources, or artifact, help to give
insight into how people lived long ago.
•
Think about this pottery.
What
What facts can be learned
from
from this pot? Hmmmmm…
Timelines are graphic organizers that put dates in sequence so that we understand
the order of events. A timeline may be divided up into two sections. All timelines
move from left to right. This gets a little confusing when we look back into ancient
times. If I wanted to the time between birth of Ramassess II and Columbus, I would
need to see the years between those two dates.
So the birth of Ramasses II was 132 BC, Before Common Era. Columbus reaches America in 1492
Common Era. Take 1302 years for Ramasses from BC until Common Era, or AD on timeline below.
Then you add 1492 years during the Common Era/AD. 1302 + 1492=2794 years between the two
events.
This is an interesting timeline. See where there is a 0 on the bottom? While there is no year 0,
this is a symbol. It is like a wall that shows the end of the ancient times and the beginning of the
new Common Era. Notice that to the left of the 0 or Before Common Era/ancient times years
have a - . These years INCREASE even though it INCREASES to the left. On the other hand, to the
left of 0 it is called Common Era and the years increase to the right.
For example, how many years between the year -2,000 and the year 500? Well you would think
the year -2000 means 2000 Before Common Era, ok that is a total of 2,000 years before the
symbol 0. Now the year 500 is 500 years after the symbol 0. Oh! 2000 added to the 500?! The
elapsed time is 2,500 years!! Get It? Hmmm… No? We will review this in class, I promise!
FINALLY A TIMELINE WE UNDERSTAND!!!