SW and NW Regions Test 1/30

People who lived in the American Southwest. They built homes into the cliffs of the canyons. The Ancestral Pueblo people lived in these homes.

• Cliff Dwellers

• Iroquois

• Navajo

• Cherokee

How did the ocean people get their food?

• fished and hunted whales

• grew the 3 sisters

• gathered plants from nature

• hunted buffalo

How did the Northwest people trade?

• via highway

• via ocean

• via canoe on rivers

• via land

What type of art did the Northwest region do?

• pottery

• woodworking - boxes, dishes, totem poles

• canoes

• buffalo skin paintings

How was the Northwest religious belief system similar to most of the other regions?

• respected nature and believed in spirits

• believed in one god

• ancestor worship

• no religious beliefs

A huge ceremony, lasting for days, to become a chief. Gave gifts to everyone.

• birthdays

• potlatch

• ancestor worship

• spirit dance

What was very important in Northwest culture?

• hunting status

• mother's tribe

• buffalo

• social rank

How were the homes in the Northwest similar to homes in the Northeast?

• both had wigwams

• both had longhouses

• both had tepees

• both had hogans

How was life in the Northwest different from EVERY OTHER region?

• They grew the three sisters

• There was little rainfall

• They had so many natural resources they didn't need to farm or follow animals

• They lived in tepees

Which people is this referring to?

Lived in hogans-made of logs or stone, covered in mud.

Families organized into clans

Known for their woven rugs and blankets

Use turquoise in jewelry

• Navajo

• Apache

• Pueblo

• Northwest