USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What changed the Plains Native Americans lives forever?
A
horses
B
cats
C
ships
D
dogs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most tribes incorporated horses into their economy and culture, while many used the horse to totally transform their lifestyle. The most important change horses brought to these tribes was the ability to abandon permanent villages and travel over the Great Plains to hunt bison.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horses revolutionized the Plains Indian way of life by allowing their owners to hunt, trade, and wage war more effectively, to have bigger tipis and move more possessions, and to transport their old and sick, who might previously have been abandoned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Horses revolutionized Native life and became an integral part of tribal cultures, honored in objects, stories, songs, and ceremonies. Horses changed methods of hunting and warfare, modes of travel, lifestyles, and standards of wealth and prestige.

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