1. Vocabulary and legacies
Native Americans
Vocabulary and legacies

2. Southwest Native Americans
Which Native American group is located here?

3. homes made out of adobe bricks
Pueblo -Southwest
homes made out of adobe bricks

4. Hogan- Southwest
homes made with wooden poles covered with mud, clay and tree bark; front door faced the sunrise

5. mantas-Southwest
colorful, light cotton
dresses worn by women

6. Gods or spirits of nature
kachina-Southwest
Gods or spirits of nature

7. a special room used for religious ceremonies
kiva-Southwest
a special room used for religious ceremonies

8. Plains Native Americans
Which Native American group is located here?

9. groups who move from place to place and do not have a permanent home
nomads-Plains
groups who move from
place to place and do
not have a permanent
home

10. tan-Plains
to turn animal
hide into
leather

11. spiritual leader who is in charge of leading religious ceremonies
medicine man-Plains
spiritual leader who is
in charge of leading
religious ceremonies

12. Eastern Woodlands Native Americans
Which Native American
group is located here?

13. longhouse-Eastern Woodlands
very long homes made
from long poles of wood
covered with tree bark

14. wigwam-Eastern Woodlands
temporary homes that
were smaller and
easy to build
to build

15. chickee-Eastern Woodlands
small huts with raised
floors, open sides and
roofs made out of
palmetto leaves

16. Pacific Northwest Native Americans
Which Native American
group is located here?

17. harpoon-Pacific NW
a type of spear used
to hunt whales

18. plank houses-Pacific NW
houses made to keep
the natives warm
and built out of
cedar trees

19. fancy festivals with gifts, dancing, stories to show off
potlatch-Pacific NW
fancy festivals with
gifts, dancing,
stories to show off
a tribe’s wealth

20. laced in front of a family’s house to show their history
totem poles-Pacific NW
laced in front of a family’s house to show their history
made out of cedar
poles placed in
front of a family’s
house to show their
history

21. small groups of Native Americans
clans-Pacific NW
small groups of Native Americans

22. agriculture
Producing food by growing
crops and raising
livestock

23. irrigation
The watering of land
to make it ready for
agriculture

24. anthropologist
A social scientist who studies cultural development, customs and beliefs-
especially of
prehistoric groups.

25. Cultural group A group of people united by common ancestors, customs,
and traditions or loyalty
to the same leaders.

26. Cultural practices
The traditional way of doing things in a specific culture.
This includes:
art,language,
religion and food.

27. diverse Differing from one another; Having unlike traits
or characteristics

28. legacy
What remains now from a culture from the past, may include: art, architecture, religion, foods, language, customs

29. Eastern Woodlands What Native American group has the legacy
of birchbark canoes?

30. Pacific Northwest What Native American group has the legacy
of totem poles?

31. Southwest What Native American group has the legacy of kiva rooms for
special ceremonies?

32. Plains What Native American group has the legacy of winter counts
on buffalo hides?