C1L4 Great Plains

What are prairies?

• Land full of trees

• Mountainous land

• Grassy stretches of land

• Lakes in rainforests

We call them buffalo, but they are really ______.

• Cows

• Bison

• Crops

• Horses

True or False: The Plains people used very little from buffalo to make stuff.

• True

• False

Who are nomads?

• People who live in one location permanently.

• People who move from place to place with no permanent home.

• People who are mad.

• People who are not mad.

What was an advantage of living in a teepee?

• There's lots of space inside.

• They were permanent homes.

• Buffalo can live in them.

• They were easy to set up and break down.

Who brought horses to North America?

• They already were in North America.

• Native Americans

• Spanish, people from Spain

• American Indians

True or False: A person's wealth depended on how many horses they owned.

• True

• False

What did school usually consist of for all children?

• Reading and writing

• Math

• Science

• Listening to stories and learning songs

Which one of these jobs was NOT for men?

• Keeper of history and stories.

• Set up and took down teepees.

• Hunted buffalo and other game (animals).

• Fought in wars.

Which one was NOT a job for girls?

• Played games to sharpen their wrestling, hunting, and shooting skills.

• Learned to cook.

• Sewed doll clothes.

• Set up and take down a teepee.