Term
| Anasazi - People of the Desert |
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Definition
location: Southwest region (Arizona/Colorado)
food: corn, beans
shelter: cliff dwellings
weather/climate: hot, dry
religion/ceremonies: Rain dances |
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| Makah - People of the Coast |
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Definition
location: Pacific Northwest (Washington/Oregon)
food: whales, salmon
shelter: wooden cedar homes
weather/climate: rainy, mild summers, cold winters
religion/ceremonies: Potlatch (like potluck), ceremony to honor salmon |
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| Mississppian - People of the River |
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Definition
location: along the Mississippi River
food: corn, beans, deer
shelter: built towns around steep platforms - mounds
weather/climate: cold winters up North, warm summers down South
religion/ceremonies: priests wore headdresses; traded copper, seashells, jewelry |
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| Creek - People of the Forest |
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Definition
location: now Alabama and Georgia area
food: fish, deer, fruit, nuts, corn, beans
shelter: villages surrounded by tall wooden fences
2 houses - 1 for summer, 1 for winter
weather/climate: cold winters, warm summers
religion/ceremonies: Green Corn Dance - peace and harmony with nature |
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| Iroquois - People of the Long House |
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Definition
location: Northeast - near Great Lakes
food: fish, deer, corn, squash, beans
shelter: long house made of wood; whole family lived in same house
weather/climate: hot summers, cold winters; snowed a lot in winter
religion/ceremonies: prayed to spirits in nature; Warriors |
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