Farmers of the Great Plains

The western Great Plains is a

• Flat, dry area

• high topped hill

• flat hill

• forest

Moving from place to place in search of food is

• Nomadic

• artificial

• matrilineal

• neither

A large domed house made of a wooden frame.

• Earth Lodge

• Longhouse

• pueblo

• Adobe

One group that lived on the plains were the Mandan people.

• True

• false

The women raised corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers.

• True

• False

The men hunted bears, deer, rabbits, and buffalo.

• True

• False

Why were earth lodges a good choice for the Mandan people to live in year-round on the Great Plains?

• They stayed cool in the summer and winter.

• They stayed in warm in the summer and winter.

• They stayed cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

• Neither

How did the Mandan people celebrate their lives in the Okipa celebration?

• They gave gifts

• They cheered

• They danced, told stories of the past, and took part in tests of strength and courage.

• Neither

How can you tell that women had a strong position in Mandan society?

• A woman moved into a man's home

• The houses were owned by men.

• A man moved into his wife's house and the houses were owned by women.

• Neither

The Mandan used buffalo hides to make bull boats for river travel.

• True

• False