Native American Cultures Flashcard

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Different ways of living developed by Native American groups.

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Cultures

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Objects made by Native Americans to help them adapt to their environment.

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Artifacts

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Seven areas where Native Americans developed different ways of living.

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Cultural regions

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Items found in nature that could be used to make homes, clothing, tools, etc.

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Natural resources

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Word used to describe people who move from place to place during different seasons to find available food.

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Nomadic

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This cultural region covered states like Arizona and New Mexico. There were mesas and deserts with little rain. Their artifact is the adobe clay pot.

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Southwest

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This cultural region extended from the Atlantic Ocean, along the Gulf of Mexico, all the way to East Texas. The Seminoles lived here. Their artifact is the Chickee.

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Southeast

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This cultural region extended from the Atlantic Coast through the Ohio Valley to the Mississippi River (near Pennsylvania). They had tons of birch trees. Their artifact is the birch canoe.

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Eastern Woodlands

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This cultural region covered a huge area from the Mississippi River Valley to the Rocky Mountains, and from Canada to Texas. Buffalo grazed the lands here. Their artifact is the Tepee.

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Great Plains