USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the passage list?
A
Different homes built by Native American tribes in different regions of America
B
Different beliefs of Native American tribes throughout America
C
Different lifestyles of Native American tribes throughout America
D
Different ways Native Americans hunted for food throughout America
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Native American Wigwam Houses Many people assume that a wigwam is simply another name for a teepee. However, wigwams are entirely different structures. Native American wigwam houses were used in Northeastern America, whereas a wickiup is the term used for similar dwellings in Southwestern America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Native American Wigwams Their main materials were bark or sticks and grass that the Algonquians tied together. Secondly, the wigwam was built in a dome shape while the teepee was a cone shape.

Detailed explanation-3: -Different tribes and peoples built different types of homes. What kinds of homes they lived in depended on the materials that they had available where they lived. It also depended on the kind of lifestyle that they lived as well as the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most typical houses were cone-or dome-shaped structures. They consisted of a pole frame covered with grass, brush, bark, or mats of tule. In some places dwellings were covered with earth. In central California some Indians built their homes partly underground.

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