Topic 1: Lesson 2 Quiz Native American Cultures

Above ground houses made of heavy adobe clay are called ____________________________.

_________________________ are cone-shaped shelters made of animal hides by the nomadic plains people.

____________________________ are ancestors or animal spirits of the Native American of the Pacific Northwest.

Underground ceremonial chambers at the center of each Anasazi community are ___________________________.

Tracing a society’s ancestry through mothers is called ___________________________.

___________: An alliance of Native Americans in northeastern North America.

Building homes on cliff walls provided__________________ for the Anasazi.

• a view of the sky
• protection
• warmth

Not having enough water means

• wildlife
• drought
• rain

The characters carved into ______________ poles held religious or spiritual significance.

• Steel
• totem
• plastic

The totem poles were representations of ______________ or ________________ spirits.

• Plant or flower
• animal or ancestor
• Food or dessert