Social Studies Unit 3 Topics 2 & 3 Test

In what ways were the Iroquois or Haudenosaunee culture and government unique? (choose 3)

• They had a very sophisticated form of government for their time and location.

• They built their homes into the sides of cliffs.

• They built longhouses, a very sturdy house made from trees and planks.

• They used a farming method called the three sisters.

• They developed an intricate irrigation system because it rarely rained.

In what ways were the Iroquois or Haudenosaunee culture and government unique? (choose 3)

• They had a very sophisticated form of government for their time and location.

• They built their homes into the sides of cliffs.

• They built longhouses, a very sturdy house made from trees and planks.

• They used a farming method called the three sisters.

• They developed an intricate irrigation system because it rarely rained.

How did Indigenous peoples in the northeast adapt to their environment?

• They didn't, so they died out.

• They had two style houses, longhouses and wigwams.

• They hunted polar bears.

• They farmed, hunted, and fished.

What were the three sisters? (choose 3)

• wheat

• corn

• beans

• squash

• sugar

If you read a legend passed down from generation to generation in a text book, you are reading from a ​ (a)  

• Secondary Source.
• Primary Source.
• Tertiary Source.

How did the Mound Builders adapt to trade so easily?

• They grew so many crops, they had a surplus and could use the extra to trade.

• They made a lot of jewelry and were able to trade it.

• They had gold underground that they mined and could use it for trade.

• They traded meat and fur which were in high demand.

Who were the Mound Builders?

• The Mound Builders were one large group of Native Americans that settled along the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

• The Mound Builders were a group of Native Americans that built mounds over all of North America.

• The Mound Builders were three tribes that blended together like the Iroquois Nations.

• The Mound Builders were three distinct groups of Native Americans from three different time periods that built mounds in the Eastern part of the United States.

Match the Mound Builder descendant with its unique traits.

Groups:

(a) Creeks

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(b) Cherokee

• Towns with plazas

• separate living and farming areas

• built wood frame houses

• played stickball

• kept written records

• had a peace time chief and a war time chief

• had a central council house

• Held ceremonies

Is the Iroquois government like or unlike the government of the United States of America? Explain.

• The Iroquois government is LIKE the government of the United States because they passed rules and laws through elected leaders at different levels until it got to the top level.

• The Iroquois government is NOT LIKE the United States government because they had to vote unanimously, while the US government has to pass by a 2/3 majority vote.

• The Iroquois government is like AND unlike the United States government. It is like it because Iroquois law had to pass through levels to get to the top. It is unlike it because Iroquois law required a unanimous vote.

• The Iroquois government was nothing like the United States Government.