Time 4 Learning Chapter 7 The Plains Indians
How were wrongdoers punished?
Customs fit the punishment to the crime.
The Plains Indians used only the tongue and the tail of the buffalo, and threw the rest away.
False
Where did the Plains Indians get their horses?
From Spanish settlers who left wild horses behind
How were chiefs selected?
Members of the tribe elected chiefs.
How did the importance of the buffalo extend to the afterlife?
Native Americans believed that after death; they went to a land filled with buffalo.
How did the tepees and travois fit into the buffalo culture?
Portable shelters and a way to transport them allowed Indians to follow the buffalo.
Which of the following Native American nations did not live and hunt on the Great Plains of North America?
Seminole and Carolina
The Plains Indians held a four-day ceremony called the
Sun Dance each summer, where they treated the sick, and worked out common problems.
Which of the following shows how Native Americans felt about their horses?
They called horses "a gift from the Great Spirit."
What was the role of Indian women?
They were in charge of setting up and running the villages.
How were Native American children taught?
They were taught by oral tradition and through example.
What was the Sun Dance?
a spiritual ritual asking the Great Spirit for good fortune
What was a Native American nation?
a tribe or a group of similar tribes
How long did the buffalo culture last?
about 200 years
When buffalo were plentiful, what part of the animal was used?
almost every part
What animal provided the Plains Indians with food, shelter, tools, and even toys?
buffalo
What essential items did the buffalo provide for the Plains Indians?
food and shelter
How were buffalo hunted?
in drives organized by large groups
What were some food products made from buffalo that fed the Native Americans through the winter?
jerky and pemmican
How would the Great Plains tribes have been described in the early 1800s?
nomadic hunter/gatherers
How did different tribes of Plains Indians communicate with each other if they didn't speak the same language?
sign language
How did tribes and nations communicate with each other?
sign language
How long had Native Americans occupied the United States?
since pre-history
Plains Indians lived in pointed tents called
tepees
Which of the following was a large Great Plains nation?
the Sioux
What changed the Plains Indians into a "buffalo culture"?
the introduction of the horse by the Spaniards
What signaled the end of the buffalo culture?
wholesale butchery of the buffalo by the whites, and putting Indians on reservations
