American Indian Tribes Test

The Eastern Woodlands can be separated into ​ (a)  

• Northeastern and Southeastern
• Eastern
• Western

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 "Civilized Tribes" of the Southeastern Tribes?

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Iroquois

• Seminole

In the Northeastern culture, inheritance was passed down through ​ (a)  

• mothers
• fathers
• firstborn

True or False: Most of the Southeastern tribes had permanent dwellings.

• True

• False

Match the following Southwestern Tribes with their characteristics:

• Apache

• fought the invading Spanish and Mexican peoples for centuries; no centralized tribal organization; Geronimo was a famous leader

• Pueblo

• referred to themselves as the Dine; lived in dome shaped wood and clay homes known as hogans; known for their silver and turquoise jewelry and crafts

• Hohokam

• built dwellings in the cliffs; farmed the "Three Sisters"; name means "village" in Spanish

• Navajo

• recognized for their large-scale irrigation networks in the dry Southwest; name means "those who have gone" in the Pima language

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Mississippian Indians?

• lived in the humid, temperate areas around the Mississippi River

• settlements had a plaza at the center for religious and social gatherings

• fighting and over-farming likely forced them to move south

• had one chief that controlled all aspects of the tribes

True or False: Buffalo/bison were not important to the tribes of the Great Plains.

• True

• False

Match the following tribes of the Great Basin with their characteristics:

• Washoe

• groups were organized around family; religion based on spirit animals

• Ute

• famous for being around Lake Tahoe; moved around the area during the seasons

• Shoshone

• many lived in tipis; encountered the Lewis and Clark expedition; Sacagawea was a member of this tribe

• Paiute

• season hunters and gatherers; known for their long braided hair; traded tanned elk and deer hides

Choose which of the following are characteristics of the tribes of California and the Northwest Coast:

• lived in tipis

• had lots of natural resources, including fishing

• totem poles

• potlatch