UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2 NATIVE PEOPLES AND THEIR CULTURE

UNIT 1 CHAPTER 2 NATIVE PEOPLES AND THEIR CULTURE

The Northwest Indians often hosted special feasts where the guests received gifts. What were these events called?

ANSWER

POTLATCH

While the Southwest Indians often built pueblos into the sides of cliffs, one group, the Navajo, built dome-shaped homes where one family lived. What were

these homes called?

ANSWER

HOGANS

The Iroquois built houses out of wood where more than one family could live. These homes were called______.

ANSWER LONGHOUSES

When the Plains Indians broke down their village so they could follow the buffalo, they used the tipi poles and skins to make what?

ANSWER = TRAVOIS

The Tlingit culture once inhabited land around present-day Sitka, Alaska. In the 1700s, these Indians became quite

wealthy because of their abundant trade. What geographical feature helped to support this trade?

Answer = waterways used for travel by canoe

In what North American region did the Navajo Indians live?

ANSWER = SOUTH WESTNew Mexico Four Corners

The Hopi Indians of the Southwest used kachina dolls for what purpose?

ANSWER

• Kachina dolls were used to teach children of the Hopi culture about their culture, land, and religious beliefs. The kachinas are also believed to be spirits that help to bring rain that will help crops grow for this agricultural group.

What did the Europeans bring to North America that changed how the Plains

Indians hunted?

ANSWER = The Spanish brought horses.

What was the Iroquois Confederacy?

The Iroquois Confederacy was the joining of six Iroquois nations to form a lasting peace among their people. Clans mothers of each nation sent representatives to

council where the Great Laws were created.

• Degad Deganawida was known as the pea peace keeper. He set up the Grand Grand Council which formed the la laws the Confederacy followed.

Why did the Iroquois people decide to form the Iroquois Confederacy?

ANSWER

• The Iroquois were divided by constant fighting. They decided to form the confederacy to bring peace to their people

What is an artifact?

ANSWER

• An artifact is something made by humans that is significant in regards to the culture of a group. It is often from an earlier time period and may give insight, hints or clues, about the people and culture who made it. Some examples of an artifact could be a tool, clothing, toy, pottery, or art. Such items are considered PRIMARY SOURCES. This is because they were made during a previous time period, and they tell us about the lives of people living during that time.

PRIMARY SOURCES

• These primary sources, or artifact, help to give insight into how people lived long ago.

• Think about this pottery. What What facts can be learned from from this pot? Hmmmmm…

Timelines are graphic organizers that put dates in sequence so that we understand the order of events. A timeline may be divided up into two sections. All timelines move from left to right. This gets a little confusing when we look back into ancient times. If I wanted to the time between birth of Ramassess II and Columbus, I would need to see the years between those two dates.

So the birth of Ramasses II was 132 BC, Before Common Era. Columbus reaches America in 1492 Common Era. Take 1302 years for Ramasses from BC until Common Era, or AD on timeline below. Then you add 1492 years during the Common Era/AD. 1302 + 1492=2794 years between the two events.

This is an interesting timeline. See where there is a 0 on the bottom? While there is no year 0, this is a symbol. It is like a wall that shows the end of the ancient times and the beginning of the new Common Era. Notice that to the left of the 0 or Before Common Era/ancient times years have a - . These years INCREASE even though it INCREASES to the left. On the other hand, to the left of 0 it is called Common Era and the years increase to the right.

For example, how many years between the year -2,000 and the year 500? Well you would think the year -2000 means 2000 Before Common Era, ok that is a total of 2,000 years before the symbol 0. Now the year 500 is 500 years after the symbol 0. Oh! 2000 added to the 500?! The elapsed time is 2,500 years!! Get It? Hmmm… No? We will review this in class, I promise!

FINALLY A TIMELINE WE UNDERSTAND!!!