1. Eastern Woodlands Great Plains Southwest Desert Northwest Coast
Chapter 2 Review!!
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast

2. Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands

3. What was the Great Council?

4. A group of 5 tribes (50 representatives) who made decisions for the Iroquois League

5. Name three ways forests were important to the Indians of the Eastern Woodlands

6. food clothing water

7. When did the Iroquois feel a particular connection to animals?

8. When they killed deer, they thanked it for the food and clothing it provided their family

9. A custom still practiced by the Iroquois today is…

10. The Great Council (50 members)

11. Native Americans of the Great Plains

12. Most Plains Indians made their living by…

13. farming (settled near rivers) and hunting (buffalo)

14. What did the buffalo provide for the Plains Indians?

15. meat clothing blankets utensils

16. How did the horse change the lifestyle of the Cheyenne?

17. made hunting buffalo easier. helped with travel
*made hunting buffalo easier *helped with travel *helped to defeat enemies in warfare

18. What was a measure of wealth to the Cheyenne?

19. horses

20. In what present day state did the Cheyenne live?

21. Montana

22. Describe a lodge

23. large, round huts build over a deep hole
*large, round huts build over a deep hole *made of earth and packed over a wooden frame

24. Describe a tepee

25. *portable *poles in a circle to a point *covered with buffalo hide

26. Native Americans of the Southwest Desert

27. Describe the environment of the SW Desert region.

28. mostly hot and arid

29. Where were Hopi villages built and why?

30. On top of mesas for protection from enemies

31. Describe a Hopi dance ceremony.

32. A ceremony to honor kachinas and ask for their help

33. How do the Hopi keep their traditions and customs alive today?

34. by blending old and new ways of living

35. Native Americans of the Northwest Coast

36. What is a potlatch?

37. A party where hosts give gifts to show their wealth and generosity.

38. What is a shaman and how was he important to the Kwakiutl?

39. A shaman was an important person in the Kwakiutl culture
A shaman was an important person in the Kwakiutl culture. He was important because he cured sick people.

40. List three characteristics of a shaman.

41. *it was believed he/she could cure illness *performed dancing ceremonies *men or women

42. What new foods do the Kwakiutl have today?

43. *sugar *flour *potatoes *tea