Native American Vocabulary Quiz

A group of people who live together and share the same culture.

• climate

• tribe

• migrate

• region

Sun-dried brick made of clay.

• ceremony

• artifact

• adobe

• Cedar brick

A method of transportation for the Native Americans.

• adapt

• ceremony

• canoe

• environment

To adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc.

• buffalo

• adobe

• adapt

• migrate

Another word for bison.

• buffalo

• tipi

• adobe

• hogan

A huge, thick sheet of ice

• glacier
• ice cube 
• mountain 

A group of families bound together under a single leadership, used to describe people who share a common culture. 

• tribe
• clan
• league
• orginiation

Belts or strings of polished beads made from shells, used for trading and gift-giving.

• wampum
• diamonds
• pearls
• sea shells

Underground rooms used by some Native Americans for religious ceremonies

• kiva
• pow wow
• church
• temple

Wooden posts carved with animals and other images, made by Native Americans to honor important person or mark special events. 

• totem pole
• teepees
• potlactch
• shaman