Native Cultures of The United States

Most tribes of the Eastern Woodlands lived....

• On farmland carved out of jungle

• Near lakes, rivers, or the ocean

• In an extremely harsh climate

• Far from native peoples

What did the Haida and Kwakiutl (of the Northwest Coast) have in common with the Iroquois (of the Eastern Woodlands)?

• They were seminomadic hunters.

• They frequently fought with neighboring tribes.

• They formed a confederacy.

• They lived in the forest.

The ancestors of the Hopi, Navajo, and Apache (of the Southwest) did which of the following?

• They created a network of roads, bridges, and tunnels.

• They frequently fought with their neighbors.

• They formed a confederacy.

• They lived in the forest.

The Mandan lived in sod-built lodges while the Lakota lived in animal hide-covered tepees.

Why did these two Plains tribes live in such different dwellings?

• The Lakota relied on hunting bison while the Mandan did not.

• The Lakota developed a network of trade while the Mandan did not.

• The Lakota were constantly attacked while the Mandan were not.

• The Lakota were nomadic while the Mandan were not.

Native Americans lived differently depending on the resources available in the part of the continent in which they settled.

Which statement about the crafts of Native Americans in the Arctic demonstrates their use of materials unavailable in most other regions of the Americas?

• They built canoes out of large tree trunks.

• They cut wild grasses to weave baskets.

• They gathered ivory to carve tools and utensils.

• They used wood, grass, and sod to build houses.

Which statement best explains how we know this image likely depicts the Algonquians?

• The Algonquians were expert farmers despite the mountainous terrain of the region.

• The Algonquians created art objects from wild grass native to the area.

• The Algonquians made clothing and homes of bison hides.

• The Algonquians used wood and bark from trees in the surrounding environment.

Whales provide the Native Americans of the Arctic region with both food and __________.

• Entertainment

• Medicine

• Shelter

• Heat

The geography of the American Northwest provided Native American tribes with important resources.

Based on this statement, an artist native to the region would be most likely to produce which of the following?

• a wood carving of a fish representing the spirit of an ancestor

• a clay pot decorated with drawings of a bison hunt

• a stone statue of a powerful ruler from the past

• a shirt made from llama wool and colorful beads

By 4000 BCE, many Native American tribes in what is now the Southwestern United States grew less nomadic as they learned to make better use of the dry land on which they lived.

How did the ability to irrigate the land lead to the establishment of permanent settlements?

• It supported the use of mud to create clay and build sturdy homes.

• It supported the construction of dams to create permanent fishing locations.

• It supported growing grass for producing nets and baskets.

• It supported planting trees to make sturdy bows for hunting.

In which region did the Native Americans rely on animal skins to build their houses?

• The Great Lakes

• The southwest

• The Great Plains

• The northwest