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AIS Final Review
Final Review for American Indian Studies
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Undergraduate 2
12/09/2009

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Navajo live in structures called ___________.
Definition
hogans
Term
Created the Cherokee written language
Definition
Sequoyah
Term
Because of their involvement in trade, the Owens Valley Paiute practice ________
Definition
bilingualism
Term
Most important sacred item to the Plains peoples
Definition
Calumet
Term
Cherokee society focused on maintaining _______ in all things.
Definition
balance
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The Hopi _____ ______ mainly hoped to call in rain.
Definition
snake dancers
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To the tribes of the North East, corn, beans, and squash  is known as the ______
Definition
Three Sisters
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In Iroquois society, the _______ owned almost everything
Definition
women
Term
For the Cherokee, the ____ was female and symbolized life.
Definition
sun
Term
_______ first contacted the California tribes in 1542
Definition
Cabrillo
Term
Organization that integrates and arranges ceremonies for the Chumash
Definition
ANTAP
Term
Ancestors of the Pueblo
Definition
Anasazi
Term
Known as a living museum exhibit
Definition
Ishi
Term
Today the Cherokee are the ______ in the United States
Definition
largest
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Of the Culture Areas discussed this is the most populous region.
Definition
California
Term
The ____ had a complex market system that used olivella shell as money.
Definition
Chumash
Term
The ________ were organized as a confederacy.
Definition
Iroquois
Term
For subsistence, the Plains culture area relied on ______
Definition
bison
Term
The Chumash marked puberty for both sexes by drinking ________, which produced visions.
Definition
Toloache
Term
The Iroquois lived in large structures called _______
Definition
Long Houses
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Had a huge impact on the Plains peoples
Definition
the Horse
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Used to carry goods and supplies by the Plains people
Definition
Travois
Term
The Iroquois have a constitution known as the ______
Definition
Great Law of Peace
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Chumash cosmology is divided into _____ worlds
Definition
three
Term
Both the Iroquois and the Cherokee practiced the ________ ceremony
Definition
Green Corn
Term
City that owns most of the Owens Valley Paiute's water
Definition
Los Angeles
Term
Cheyenne military society
Definition
Dog Soldiers
Term
In the ______ origin story, water-beetle dives to the bottom of the ocean to scoop mud up
Definition
Cherokee
Term
Tribe whose hunters ran down their hunt until it collapsed.
Definition
Tarahumara
Term
Pomo women are known for creating fine _____
Definition
baskets
Term
Iroquois men were expected to show no _____
Definition
emotion
Term
Tribes from the Great Basin did not practice extensive _____
Definition
warfare
Term
Most of this Culture Area was moved to Oklahoma
Definition
Southeast
Term
Point system used by the Plains Indians during warfare
Definition
Coutning Coup
Term
In the Great Basin each family and band had a headman called a ______
Definition
Degwani
Term
The ________ had a theme of self-sacrifice
Definition
Sun Dance
Term
In Cherokee Society, _____ formed the basis of harmony
Definition
dichotomies
Term
The Navajo practice an art form called _______
Definition
Sand Painting
Term
Pueblo perform ceremonies in a structure called a _____
Definition
kiva
Term
The Owens Valley Paiute had an annual mourning ceremony called ______
Definition
The cry
Term
Tribes that is well watered by streams from the Sierra Nevada Mt. range
Definition
Owens Valley Paiute
Term
This plains group has no real origin story
Definition
Cheyenne
Term
Tribes in the Great Basin area focused on ______ and had few religious ceremonies
Definition
subsistence
Term
This cultural area is known to have relatively few ceremonies
Definition
Great Basin
Term
Supernatural beings that manifest themselves in human form
Definition
Kachinas
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