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The First People of Pennsylvania Answer Key

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The Indians of PA
#1 What is a better name for the Indians? Native Americans
#2 Where did the PA indians probably come from and how? Asia over the Ice Bridge
#3 What crop made it possible for the Indians to stay in one place? Corn- Maize
#4 What is a tribe? A group of people held together by family, geography or customs.
#5 The story of a people before they learned how to write things down is called what? prehistory
The Two Native American Groups
#1 Why were the Indians of PA called the Woodland Indians? They lived in the woods.
#2 What were the names of the two large Native American groups? Iroquois and Algonquian
#3 The Europeans called one tribe the Delaware. What was their real name? The Lenni-Lenape
#4 What does Lenni-Lenape mean? Original People
#5 Why did the Iroquois form the League of 5 Nations? To stop fighting with each other
How the Indians Lived
#1 Name the 4 basic needs of any human. food, water, shelter, clothing
#2 Where did the Woodland Indians get the things that they needed? their environment- the woods
#3 Indians lived at peace with their environment. What words would you use to describe this wise use of the environment? conservation or conservationist
#4 Describe the village of the Algonquian Indians small houses- one smoke hole; sweat lodge
#5 Describe the village of the Iroquois Indians? Longhouses- multiple smoke holes; surrounded by palisades
Government and Religion
#1 What is clan? A group of families who had a common ancestor.
#2 How were clan's named? The clans were named for animals.
#3 What was the 'chief god' for the Indians called? The Great Spirit, or the Creator
#4 Who chose the members of the tribal council and the chief? Women of the Native American tribes
#5 Who was in charge of the tribal council meetings? The Chief
Potpourri
#1 What were the 3 main crops of the Indians? corn, beans, and squash
#2 Where did the Indian's clothing come from? Deer skins
#3 What is the Algonquian word for chief? Sachem
#4 When would the Indians wear robes of feathers? Celebrations
#5 What is a palisade? fences of pointed logs
Final Question