5th Grade Studies Weekly-Week 4

True or False:

Many major city roads and U.S. highways follow the same paths American Indians took thousands of years ago.

• True

• False

The Iroquois Confederacy government was set up to have __________.

• a war council

• a trade council

• a balance of power

• a strong leader

A chiefdom is a group of tribes under one leader, or chief. The position of chief __________.

• was elected

• was fought for

• traded in confederacies

• stayed in families

To provide safety, justice, and welfare, every community, past and present, has a form of __________.

• culture

• government

• economics

• celebrations

Government provides these for the governed:

• safety, economic support, and a military

• welfare, safety, and protection

• truth, justice, and money

• safety, justice, and welfare

To meet their needs, where did tribes use resources from?

• small areas

• large regions

• the forrest

• private land

The clothing of the American Indians was__________.

• frilly and full of decorations

• heavy and waterproof

• practical for the climate

• traded and produced regionally

Ceremonies and celebrations were often held to honor__________.

• the sun, rain, and harvest

• ancestors, births, and trade

• leaders, government, and heroes

• the seasons, winter, and rain