Social Studies Test Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Grade 5

What is animism?

• a belief that social position is determined by age

• a belief that animals and natural forces have spirits

• a custom that marks a young person passing into adulthood

• a custom that is passed down from one generation to the next

Which Indian group is most likely to have a Green Corn Ceremony?

• Inuit

• Mound Builders

• Navajo

• Woodlands

The story, "Trickster Becomes a Dish", is an example of what?

• ancestors

• customs

• folklore

• potlatch

Which statement accurately compares roles in traditional American Indian groups?

• Children gathered water and firewood while women played games.

• Children told stories to their parents who made kachina dolls.

• Men chose the women who performed religious ceremonies.

• Men hunted animals that women prepared and stored.

Which statement accurately compares folklore and tradition?

• Traditions involve folklore-the customs, stories, and beliefs of a people that is passed down from one generation to the next.

• Folklore includes some aspects of traditions, which are the systems or ways that people make decisions as a group.

• Folklore is the system of decision making and power sharing for a group that wants to change the rules and make new traditions.

• Traditions are more important than folklore because they are passed down from parents to children.

What is the definition of culture?

• an organized and advanced society

• a group of relatives who lived in the past

• the way people make rules and decisions

• the way of life shared by a group of people

How did climate affect the Native American Indians as they traveled ?

• The first Americans moved north in search of food.

• The first Americans moved west in search of dry land.

• The first Americans moved north in search of cooler climates.

• The first Americans moved south in search of warmer climates.

What were some jobs that were common in early American Indian societies for men? Type three jobs into the box.

What is a belief that best supports an American Indian's claim that it is necessary to pray for permission before a hunt? (You can begin your answer with "All animals have a ________."

How did the first Americans most likely come to North America?

• They migrated over time as individuals.

• They migrated all at once as individuals.

• They migrated over time in several large groups.

• They migrated all at once in individual family units.