| A | B |
|---|
| lodges | Homes made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, & soil |
| 1500s | Spanish arrive in North America |
| horse | brought by Spanish; changed Plains peoples'lives forever |
| prairie | Flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses & wildflowers |
| summers on plains | extremely hot |
| winter on plains | extremely cold |
| teepees | Cone-shaped tents made of animal skins |
| travois | Sled-like device used for carrying people & belongings |
| By 1700s | Lakota Indians were taming wild horses & adapting them to Indians way of life |
| Changes brought by horses | buffalo main source of food, Indians no longer lived in permanent settlements |
| Lakota Sioux | Also known as Dakota's |
| coup stick | "Coup" is French word meaning strike or hit |
| jerky | dried buffalo meat |
| winter counts | method of keeping track of time |
| Black Hills | in South Dakota |
