Week 7: American Indian Governments and Culture Assessment

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

• culture

• government

• economics

• celebrations

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

• was elected

• was fought for

• stayed in families

• traded in confederacies

The Iroquois Confederacy government was set up to have __________.

• a war council

• a trade council

• a balance of power

• a strong leader

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

• true

• false

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

Petroglyphs represent important __________.

• beliefs, tribal stories, and significant events

• directions for trade, miles, and locations

• animals, people, and seasons

• families, people, and animals.

The clothing of the American Indians was __________.

• fringed and full of decorations

• heavy and waterproof

• practical for the climate

• traded and produced regionally

To meet their needs, tribes would use the resources from __________.

• small areas

• large regions

• the forest

• private land

The Iroquois created a constitution called __________.

• the Great Law of Peace

• the Preamble

• the Community Compact

• the National Law