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The earliest people we know about in Kansas are called whats?
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Big Game Hunters
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How did the earliest people get their name?
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They got there name from archaeologists because of the hunting tools found.
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Describe the eventual change in climate in Kansas?
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It took years and years for the climate to become drier and hotter.
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List and Describe 3 Technological Advancements.
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-Pottery Vessels: improved food storage
-Bow + Arrow: A common hunting weapon made hunting easier. -Cultivation: Helped grow gardens. |
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What was the result of this new technology?
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The population began to grow, and people had more food and didn't have to store as much.
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There are 2 ways to place artifacts in chronological order. List and describe them.
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Relative Dating- In relation to other artifacts
Absolute Dating- Scientific study of the actual artifact. |
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Describe the houses in the permanent villages.
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Evidence suggests that houses were built with poles buried in the ground, and covered with thatched grasses, and plastered over with clay.
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When speaking of historic tribes in Kansas, what does the term "historic" mean?
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It only means that the evidence we have of their lives include written records.
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The first written records came from which Spanish explorer?
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Francisco de Coronado.
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When did the historic period begin?
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The historical period began when written records began.
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Which tribes are sedentary?
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Wichita
Kansa Osage Pawnee |
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Which tribes are nomadic?
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Comanche
Kiowa Kiowa-Apache Arapaho Cheyenne |
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What types of things did these early tribes have in common? (List 3)
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-Lived in the great Plains
-Controlled a certain land area -lived in tipi's |
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From whom did the Plains Indians acquire horses?
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The Southwest Spanish
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What advantages did the horse bring to the Indians?
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Horses could carry more and heavier loads, and helpful for buffalo hunts.
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Name 5 Ways the Plains Indians used Buffalo.
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-Meat was eaten
-Skin made blankets -Hair made ropes -Tails made flyswatters -Bones made tools |
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Oral tradition tells us which 2 tribes are related?
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Wichita and Pawnee
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Where did the Pawnee end up?
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Stayed in Nebraska and northern Kansas.
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Where did the Wichita end up?
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South and Central Kansas
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Describe the permanent houses built by the Wichita Indians. (Looks, where doors were, etc)
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Beehive shaped houses with grass. Very low doorways on the East and West Side, and there was an opening on the roof.
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Describe the permanent home built by the Pawnee.
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They built homes with earth and placed grass on the tops and entered through tunnel like openings that were wide for horses.
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When was it necessary for these tribes to use tipi's?
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When they hunted.
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What crops did the Wichita and Pawnee Indians grow?
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-Corn
-Squash -Pumpkins |
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How did they preserve the vegetables they grew?
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Vegetables were cut in strips and dried.
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How did these Indian tribes originally get their names?
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From what the Europeans thought they heard from the Indians.
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Which 2 tribes had a relationship that was similar to that of cousins?
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Kansa and Osage
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What type of dwelling did the Kansa live in?
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They dwelled in longhouses covered with bark.
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What type of dwelling did the Osage live in?
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They lived in long wood-framed lodges with decorative objects.
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What crops did both tribes grow?
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Corn, Beans, and Squash
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Why did the Osage NOT need to take tipi's on their hunts?
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Along the Black Dog trail that they took was a series of framed structures already built.
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Describe how a Kansa man would have looked? (Clothes, hair, jewelry, etc...)
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Kansa men plucked their eyebrows, chins, arms, and heads. Wore ornaments in their ears. Warriors wore bear claws around neck.
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Describe how an Osage man would have looked? (Clothes, hair, jewelry, etc...)
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Osage men shaved their hair except one band, and wore ornaments in pierced ears. Had bracelets and tattoos.
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What did the Kansa do when they feared their traditions were in jeopardy?
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The Kansa taught the Osage special dances so it would be preserved.
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Why were some tribes forced to be nomadic.
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The scarcity of resources in Arid Kansas.
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Which tribes were nomadic? (There are 5)
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Cheyanne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, Kiowa-apache
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Where were these tribes located?
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Western Kansas
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Describe the tipi's they lived in.
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A tipi was lightweight, but could hold up winds. The outside was usually decorated and the tipi was made from buffalo skin.
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How did they transport then?
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Travois
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How did the nomadic tribes get their food?
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They hunted buffalo and gather food.
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How did these tribes preserve their history>
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By writing on buffalo skins to tell stories.
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Who was know as the "Orator of the Plains"
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Satanta, from Kiowa
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Why was he given this name?
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He spoke so well against defense of his people.
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What did the tribes in the west trade?
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Dried meets, deerskin clothing, hides, and decorative objects.
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What did the tribes in the East trade?
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Nuts, Corn, Squash, and Pumpkins
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When/why did conflicts begin to arise among the Indian tribes in Kansas?
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Because they considered neighbors as enemies, and this was in the earliest of times.
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