Plains Indians HMH Kids Discover

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Why did some Indian groups on the northeastern edges of the Great Plains settle down in villages?

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They grew a large amount of their food.

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Which of the following was a major duty of Plains Indian shamans? healing people, growing crops, dancing, hunting buffalo

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healing people

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How did most Plains Indian groups keep records? Options: by telling stories, by keeping a planner, by using a calendar, by drawing pictures

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by drawing pictures

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Which of the following resulted in the death of an estimated 75 percent of Plains Indians in the 1830s? droughts, disease, hurricanes, war

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disease

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How were the economies of Plains Indian peoples who lived in one place connected to those of peoples who were nomadic?

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The economies of the Plains Indian peoples were connected because they traded goods with each other.

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What did Plains Indian peoples use to make moccasins?

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hide

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What did Plains Indian peoples use to make a knife?

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bone

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What did Plains Indian peoples use to make a flyswatter?

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tail

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_____________ means having no fixed home.

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Nomadic

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A fixed home built from wood or sod.

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Lodge