The Plains (S.S. / 2.3)

The Plains people lived on the Interior Plains between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.

• True

• False

After water, ____________ were the Plain's most important natural resource.

• buffalo

• beans

• squash

• corn

The buffalo gave Plains groups which of the following?

• clothing

• tools

• utensils

• shelters

While they all needed the buffalo and shared many customs, there were differences among the Plains people.

• True

• False

The people of the Central Plains lived in villages made up of large round earthen houses called __________.

• lodges

• tepees

• travois

• wigwams

Why did the Plains Indians use every part of the buffalo they hunted?

• There was nothing else in the forest from which to make tools.

• They were creating a surplus to prepare for the annual drought.

• Big-game animals, such as buffalo, were scarce.

• They relied upon the buffalo as one of their most important resources.

What do we call a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses?

• sod

• mud

• adobe

• pemmican

In which ways could buffalo meat be prepared?

• eaten raw

• eaten cooked

• dried out and eaten

• blended into a smoothie

Which one of the following was a scarce resource for the people of the Great Plains?

• wood

• grass

• sod

• buffalo chips

The people of the Great Plains were a nomadic society. This means they...

• had to easily move from place to place.

• built their homes on mesas or on the sides of steep canyons.

• grew beans, corn, and sunflowers.

• held a ceremony called the Sun Dance.