SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Type of home, similar to a wigwam but is larger and rectangular
A
potlatch
B
wigwam
C
teepee
D
longhouse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They also shared a similar structure and purpose as the longhouses and wigwams of the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes . Native American plank houses were only built out of cedarwood, and they were typically around one hundred feet long.

Detailed explanation-2: -A tipi /ˈtiːpiː/, often called a lodge in English, is a conical tent, historically made of animal hides or pelts, and in more recent generations of canvas, stretched on a framework of wooden poles.

Detailed explanation-3: -What’s A Wigwam? A wigwam was a type of house used mainly by Algonquian peoples but also other Indigenous peoples in the eastern half of North America in precolonial days.

Detailed explanation-4: -2. Wigwams are more permanent structures. They are made of a wooden frame, and the roofing material varies from grass, rushes, brush, reeds, bark, cloth, hides of animals, mats, etc. Tipis are used by nomadic tribes and other tribes which have gone hunting because they are more of a temporary dwelling.

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