Native American Culture Practice Quiz

 An object made and used by people is called 

• artifact
• culture
• mesa
• gorge

Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry? 

• ocean
• mountains
• high desert
• redwood forest

A group is called nomadic if it

• lives in an isolated area
• moves from place to place
• owns very few possessions
• makes war on neighbors

American Indians of the Plateau region got water from

• wells
• cactus
• rivers
• rain

. Which animal—used for shelter, clothing, and shields—was so important to the Western Sioux that they considered it sacred? 

• bear
• buffalo
• eagle
• horse

Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from

• rocks
• animal skins
• trees
• grass

Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?

• trap alligators
• show success of hunting
• warmth
• protection from sharp grass

Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?

• trees
• seals
• shells
• bamboo

The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed

• move to the Great Plains
• Let mean make decisions
• Live together in log homes
• Avoid war among themselves

What is a pueblo?

• hill with a flat top
• a basket woven from colorful plants
• apartment building made of stone and adobe
• ceremony where a teen becomes an adult