Great Plains Native Americans

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Native Americans of the Great Plains lived in

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TeePees

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The Great Plains Native Americans hunted big game like buffalo (bison) only for food and threw out the remains such as bones, horns and fur.

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False

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Plains people used a ___________ to carry the meat and skins back to camp.

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travois

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What were the large homes made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil called that some Plains groups stayed in one place?

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Lodge

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This is home was common among Native Americans from what region? Options: The Great Plains, The Southwest, The Pacific Northwest, The Eastern Woodlands

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The Great Plains

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What is a travois?

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A sled pulled by dogs or horses in the South West.

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The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What vocabulary term would they fall under?

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Nomads

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The Great Plains people harvested....

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corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins

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Which word means a gathering of Native Americans?

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Powwow

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Which of the following describes the earth lodges in which some Plains tribes lived? Options: cone shaped tents, adobe homes built on top of each other, home built with branches, circular homes built over a shallow pit and covered with sod

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circular homes built over a shallow pit and covered with sod