Historic Indians

Why did Indian tribes always settle near rivers?

• Because it had a warmer climate
• For a supply of water, food, and for transportation
• To stay safe

Everyone had a job to do in an Indian tribe. The women's job was to:

• Farm and cook
• Hunt
• Fight in wars

Different Indian groups wore different clothing, but in the winter they all wore:

• jewelry
• animal furs
• face paint

Indian boys and girls learned by imitating their parents. What does imitating mean?

• obeying
• copying
• listening to

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Indians prayed to the Great Spirit by dancing?

• In memory of the dead
• To bring back dead animals
• Before battle

What is one characteristic common to ALL prehistoric Indians?

• Hunted mammoths
• Grew their own crops
• Wore animal skins

What is one characteristic common to ALL historic Indians?

• Lived in tepees
• Prayed to the Great Spirit
• Made tools out of bone

What is one practice that Indian boys learned from their fathers?

• How to cook
• How to hunt
• How to farm

What is one practice that Indian girls learned from their mothers?

• How to hunt
• How to fish
• How to farm