1.2 Quiz

Culture is

• the way of life of a group of people

• ways of life repeated on a regular basis

• a custom or belief that is passed on from one generation to the next

• someone who is related to a person or group of people who lived in

The hairstyle that we call a mohawk today was a custom of some American Indian groups in the

• northwest

• plains

• desert southwest

• eastern woodlands

The Sioux in the Great Plains wore

• masks

• mohawks

• special feathered headdresses

• ball caps

Which of the following did Native American adults NOT do

• planting

• listen to story tellers

• make clothing

• cook

What was a major focus of life

• playing games

• making homes

• what to watch on TV

• maintaining a steady food supply

Both men and women shared farm work.

What did women do while the men were away?

Choose the three correct answers.

• gathered nuts, seeds, and berries

• hunted

• planted and tended to crops

• cared for children

On the Great Plains, where bison were so important to survival, women

• gave them gifts

• used every part of the animal

• hunted them

• kept them as pets

In the Pacific Northwest, women would make clothes out of

• grass

• cotton

• bison pelts

• deerskin or tree bark

In the Southwest where water was scarce, women may have had to

• get air conditioners

• carry water long distances to their home

• find lakes and rivers

• cook

In the woodlands and in other regions where forests were nearby, women would

• carry wood that men had cut down for the campfire

• carry water long distances to their homes

• learn how to fish

• spend time alone in the wilderness