American Indian Cultural Regions

An object made and used by people is called

• an artifact.
• a culture.
• a mesa.
• a gorge.

A group is called nomadic if it

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

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

• ocean
• mountains
• high desert
• redwood forest

What is a pueblo?

• a hill with a flat top and steep sides.
• a basket woven from colorful plants.
• an apartment building made of stone and adobe.
• a ceremony at which a teen becomes an adult

American Indians of the Plateau region got water from

• community wells.
• cactus stalks.
• large rivers.
• heavy rainfall.

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 and clay bricks
• animal skins and poles
• small trees and bark or mats.
• underground holes and grass

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

• to trap alligators for their skins
• to show their success hunting deer
• for warmth during the cold winters
• for protection from sharp saw 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

• to move to the great plains
• to let men make all the decisions
• to live together in log homes
• to avoid war among themselves