Native Cultures of North America

North American Southwest Native Cultures

Multiple Choice

What climate can be found in the region known as Southwestern United States?

• desert

• prairie

• rainforest

• Arctic

Multiple Choice

Which Native Culture was not a tribe found in the Southwest Region?

• Shawnee

• Anasazi

• Hohokam

• Hopi

Multiple Choice

The digging of channels and waterways to move water is known as;

• ditch digging

• funneling

• irrigation

• canals

Multiple Choice

Clay used to build homes was called;

• bricks

• adobe

• Pueblo

• masonry

Multiple Choice

Metate, a stone bowl, and a mano, a smooth stone, were used for;

• smashing beans

• breaking fingers

• grinding corn

• cooking

Multiple Choice

Which animal was not hunted by the Southwest Native Americans?

• deer

• wild turkey

• antelope

• bison

Multiple Choice

Where did early native cultures, in this region, first make their homes?

• teepees

• Pueblos

• underground pits

• on top of mounds

Multiple Select

What became the importance of the underground pits named kivas?

• family gatherings

• ceremonies

• cooking dinner

• child nurseries

Multiple Choice

What "precious" stone was important to the Southwest Natives and their artwork?

• jade

• turquoise

• quartz

• copper

Multiple Choice

Spiritual dolls made of wood that children played with and learned from where called;

• Kewpee

• Cabbage Patch

• Kachina

• Motryoska

Multiple Choice

These fierce warriors were known to invade other native cultures in this region.

• Hopi

• Hohokam

• Aztecs

• Navajo

Multiple Choice

What type of Navajo home was cone shaped and made of wooden poles, tree bark and covered with clay called;

• Hogans

• Chickees

• Igloos

• Plank houses