Eastern Woodland/Plains Quiz

What best describes the Eastern Woodlands region?

• a region with a good climate but few resources
• a region with many different climates and natural features
• a region where it was difficult to survive

Which of the following is an example of how Eastern Woodland Native Americans ADAPTED to their environment?

• They found many different ways to use trees.

• They were members of both a family and a clan

• They sometimes had conflicts over hunting areas

What best describes the five nations of Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois League?

• The fived nations lived in peace and got along well.

• The five nations were often in conflict with one another, until they united to form a confederacy.

• The five nations did not interact with each other.

• The five nations were mainly trading partners

How was land viewed by most Eastern Woodlands American Indians? 

• Land was something to be owned and cared for by only chiefs and other leaders.
• Land was only important because it could be used for hunting
• Land should be divided up among families and fenced off
• Land was something you could use but not really own. 

What was the Iroquois League?

• A group of 5 tribes, who worked together for the good of the whole group.
• A baseball team
• A group of brave warriors who fought over land and natural resources
• None of the abobe

___________ means to adjust your life to fit the land.

• adapt
• work
• change
• move

An example of a shelter that is easily moved is __________________.

• the teepee
• the wigwam
• the longhouse
• the igloo

People living in the Central Plains were _______________ as well as hunters.

• fishermen

• farmers

• skaters

• Christians

The people of the Plains did not have a written language. They recorded important events using symbols on a ____________.

• calendar robe
• cave walls 
• papers 
• history books

People living in the Great Plains were ____________, constantly following the buffalo.

• nomads
• scarcity
• farmers
• mound builders