Southeast Native Americans

This house is called:

• Pit house
• Daub house
• Chickee house
• Plank house

Southeast Native American clothing was made of

• Cedar bark
• Deer skin
• Cotton
• Buffalo

The climate in the southeast cultural region is best described as:

• Hot and dry
• Mild and rainy
• Hot and humid 
• Cold and wet

Why were the chickee homes elevated off the ground in the southeast

• To let air come in during the summer months

• To prevent flooding in the swamps and to keep dangerous animals out

• They didn't live in chickees

• For a better view over the swamps

Animism is the religion practiced by the southeast Native Americans. This is the belief that....

• Spirits/souls only exist in humans; not plants, animals, trees, rocks, etc.

• Big game (Bison, deer, bears) are sacred animals and should be worshipped.

• There is more than one right religion.

• The universe and all objects in nature have a soul/spirit

What was the most important harvest in this cultural region?

• Beans

• Corn (maize)

• Squash

• Watermelon

The southeast environment is composed of a coastal lowland belt that can be best described as:

• Dry
• Swampy
• Hilly
• Foggy

This region stretched from the Atlantic Ocean as far west as:

• New Mexico
• Nevada
• Arizona
• Texas

Weapons and tools of the southeast were made out of:

• wood

• clay

• bones and seashells

• stone

The Southeast Native Americans used natural resources such as seashells to make jewelry since they lived near the Atlantic Ocean

• True

• False