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Social studies
Week 3
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Social Studies
5th Grade
10/25/2020

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Term
tepees
Definition
tall coned shaped houses made of buffalo hides stretched over wooden poles
Term
wigwams
Definition
tall domed shaped homes
Term
totem
Definition
Carvings made on wooden poles that tell a tribes history and stories
Term
wickiups
Definition
Easy to move homes that were a wooden frame covered with leaves and brush
Term
adobe
Definition
a mixture of straw, water, and clay baked into hard bricks
Term
tribes
Definition
In North America, groups of communities where people had the same customs and government
Term
Who built/lived in wigwams?
Definition
The Chippewa tribe
Term
What is adobe and how is it made
Definition
It is dry clay and made with straw, water and clay
Term
Was it easy or difficult for people in the artic tribes to meet their food needs? How did they get their food?
Definition
It was difficult because food was scarce. They traveled far to hunt for animals and fish.
Term
How did the tribes meet their basic needs?
Definition
They used natural resources
Term
What tribe were the Inuit people part of and what was their land like?
Definition
Artic tribes, the land was cold and frozen.
Term
What part of North America did the Iroquois live in and what type of houses they had?
Definition
Northeast and they lived in longhouses
Term
Why are tepees useful?
Definition
They could be set up and taken down quickly
Term
What did Southwest tribe do to help grow their crops?
Definition
Irrigate farmland
Term
What is the main source of food and material for the Midwest Tribes?
Definition
Bison
Term
What animals did the Inuit use for transportation?
Definition
dogs, sleds and toboggans
Term
Every tribe had different names for what basic need?
Definition
Homes they live in
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