The Northwest and the Artic

Chapter 2 Lesson 5Pages 82-87

I. A Region of Plenty

A. People of the Northwest Coast

- Kwakiutl (kwah-Kee-YOO-tuhl)

- Makah (mah-KAW)

- Chinook (Shuh-NUK)

B. Fishing/Hunting/Gathering plants/Nuts

- SALMON was a staple

C. Whales

- Food, but also fat

- Fat melted and used for oil

- Kwakiutl – captures beached whales only

- Makah – Hunted in large canoes that held 60 people

II. Resources and Trade

A. Family Shelters

- Makah – Like Iroquois, but larger (LONGHOUSE)

- CLAN – Extended family

- All members of the clan lived in the same longhouse

B. Clans

- made important village decisions

- taught younger members songs, stories, & woodcarving

C. Wood

- EXTREMELY important – everything made from wood

- TOTEM POLES – showed one or more characters to tell

a story or welcome visitors

D. TRADE

- Waterways were used to trade

- ECONOMY – the way the people of a state, region, or

country use their resources to meet their

needs

- Trading a big part of the regions economy

E. The Dalles

- Chinook – best known traders of the NW Coast Indians

- Lived at the mouth of the Columbia River

- Controlled all the way up to the Dalles (200 miles away)

- DALLES – center of the trade network

- Trading difficult though because all spoke diff. languages

- Chinook – profited due to creating a “trade language”

- BARTER – exchange goods

- Chinook used the trade language to help barter between

two groups who spoke different languages

- Trading a big part of the regions economy

F. A Potlatch “to give”

- Used to show wealth and divide property among the

people

- Kwakiutl (lived along the coast of now Canada) believed

to have developed the Potlatch

- Dancing, Food, Speeches

III. Lands of the North

A. Aleut (a-lee-OOT)

- lived along the coast of the Aleutian Islands

B. Inuit (IH-nu-wuht)

- Closely related to the Aleut

- lived in what is now Alaska and Northernmost Canada

C. Life in the Artic

- Few plants

- Hunted fox, caribou, polar bears

- Used harpoons & kayaks to hung seals, walruses,

whales

- KAYAK – one person canoe made of waterproof skins stretched over wood or bone

D. Resources

- everything used

- Seals = meat, skins (clothes & tents), oil (heat & light), bones (tools)

E. Aleut & Inuit homes

- Aleut lived together in large houses with beams of whalebone & walls of sod

- Inuit - lived in IGLOOS, homes of ice, in winter

- some Inuit lived in tents made of animal skin or in sod houses year round

F. Family

- extended family important to the Inuit & Aleut

- bands of 60 – 300 people

- traveled and hunted together for survival

- bands would come together to make important decisions

G. Life in the Sub-Artic

- South of the Artic – stretches from eastern Canada to what is now Alaska

- CREE – believed in hunting and gathering to meet needs

- Cree lived in a wide area covering Canada

- Trees provided wood to help meet needs

- Could not grow crops due to extreme weather

SUMMARY Peoples of the Northwest Coast took

advantage of the region’s rich natural resources

Peoples of the Arctic and sub-Arctic thrived in a region of fewer resources

To adjust ways of living to land and resources

A. Migration B. Division of labor C. Adapt

To adjust ways of living to land and resources

C. Adapt

A group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning

A. Tradition B. Civilization C. Ceremony

A group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning

B. Civilization

A way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past

A. Artifact B. Tradition C. Adapt

A way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past

B. Tradition

A way to divide work

A. Division of labor B. Ceremony C. Economy

A way to divide work

A. Division of labor

The movement of people

A. Civilization B. Adapt C. Migration

The movement of people

C. Migration

The way people use their resources to meet their needs

A. Tradition B. Adapt C. Economy

The way people use their resources to meet their needs

C. Economy

A celebration to honor a special event

A. Tradition B. Ceremony C. Artifact

A celebration to honor a special event

B. Ceremony

An object made by people

A. Artifact B. Economy C. Tradition

An object made by people

A. Artifact

How did life change for people once they began farming?

They began to settle down. Were no longer nomadic people.

What achievement of Mayan culture was unique among early

Americans?

They developed a counting system that included the number zero

Which two language groups lived in the Eastern Woodlands region?

A. Iroquoian & Algonquian B. Shoshone & Nez Perce C. Inuit & Aluet D. Hopi & Navajo

Which two language groups lived in the Eastern Woodlands region?

A. Iroquoian & Algonquian

For which two Native American regions was wood one of the most

important resources?

A. Southwest & Plains B. Plains & Eastern Woodlands C. Eastern Woodlands & Northwest D. Southwest & Artic

For which two Native American regions was wood one of the most

important resources?

C. Eastern Woodlands & Northwest

What is one example of a way that Native Americans modified their

environment?

A. They traded for things they needed. B. They irrigated land for farming. C. They stored food in containers. D. They traveled long distances for wood.

What is one example of a way that Native Americans modified their

environment?

B. They irrigated land for farming.

According to the land bridge theory, form which continent did

early people cross into North America?

A. Africa B. Asia C. Europe D. South America

According to the land bridge theory, form which continent did

early people cross into North America?

B. Asia

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to

live in larger, more settled villages?

A. They developed agriculture. B. They found dependable water sources. C. They learned how to hunt with bows & arrows. D. They needed protection from warring peoples.

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to

live in larger, more settled villages?

A. They developed agriculture.

What was the major purpose of the Iroquois League?

A. To trade goods B. To lead religious ceremonies C. To resolve conflicts among people & groups D. To establish a common language for

communication

What was the major purpose of the Iroquois League?

C. To resolve conflicts among people & groups

After water, what was the most important resource for the Plains

Indians?

A. Buffalo B. Fish C. Rivers D. Trees

After water, what was the most important resource for the Plains

Indians?

A. Buffalo

Why did the economy of Native Americans living in the Arctic cause

families to band together?

A. They were able to grow plenty of food in the summer

B. They had to travel long distances to hunt seal C. When food was scarce, the families shared seal

meat D. They held potlatch celebrations to share their

many resources

Why did the economy of Native Americans living in the Arctic cause

families to band together?

C. When food was scarce, the families shared seal meat