Chapter 3 Assessment - 5th Grade

An object made and used by people is

• 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 its neighbors

Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the 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