TCI Unit 1 Lesson 3: American Indian Cultural Regions

Nomads

• American Indian tribes that stayed in one location

• American Indian tribes that moved from place to place

• American Indian tribes that ran away from bison

• American Indian tribes that used other tribes to learn \how to travel

Artifacts

• Objects created by the great spirits

• Objects made by a group of bison

• Objects purchased at the local store

• Objects made by a group of people

Culture

• A way of living that American Indian groups were afraid of

• A way of living that did not include American Indians

• A way of living that American Indian groups developed

• A way of living that American Indian groups learned from bison

Mesas

• Flat-topped plains in the Southwest.

• Flat-topped hills with steep sides, in the Southwest.

• Flat-topped hills with no sides, in the Northwest.

• Hills with steep sides, in the country.

Gorge

• A man's name

• A wide valley of fields

• A narrow, deep valley with steep sides

• A narrow, deep valley found in the Pacific Ocean

An example of an artifact is

• a campfire.

• bison prepared for a meal.

• a clay pot made by a group of people.

• a painting an artist made today.

Wigwams were made from

• small trees and bark or mats.

• small shrubs and buffalo hide.

• woven cloth and bricks.

• bricks and mud.

The buffalo was considered sacred to the Western Dakotas because it was used for

• family pets.

• training purposes.

• travel.

• shelter, clothing, and sheilds.

The Seminoles wore deer-hide leggings for

• protection from sharp sawgrass.

• protection from bug bites.

• protection from the harsh sun.

• ceremonies only.

The 5 tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed to

• go to war with all other tribes.

• begin war among themselves.

• avoid war among themselves.

• avoid war among all other tribes.