Southeast and Plains Natives Review Game

Which geographic feature had the greatest effect on the Cherokee people?

• The Mississippi River Delta

• Atlantic Ocean

• The Appalachian Mountains

• Gulf of Mexico

How is a person’s clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

• by a test

• The tribe leader assigns roles

• By birth

• by personal choice

• by a religious leader

In Southeast nations, why were parts of towns designated as red and white? (Choose 2)

• One part of the town was responsible for war

• One part of the town was responsible for peace

• One part of the town was responsible for spreading the religious beliefs of animism

• One part of the town was responsible for hunting/ gathering

• One part was for men, and the other was for women.

What was the purpose of the sport of stickball? (Choose 2)

• To bring children into adulthood

• To settle disputes

• To choose a new chief

• To have fun

• To bring children into adulthood

What is celebrated at the midsummer busk?

• Animism

• The harvest of corn

• The birth of new clan members

• The harvest of the three sisters

Who created the Cherokee syllabary?

• Sacagawea

• chiefs of the Creek Confederacy

• Europeans who studied the Creeks

• Sequoyah

What is the significance of the syllabary?

• The Cherokee peoples could learn to read and write within two weeks.

• It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on.

• It helped Cherokees negotiate with Americans.

• It allowed for Cherokees to make favorable trade deals.

Which nation’s people made these items?

• the Catawba

• the Seminole

• the Cherokee

• the Mississippians

How did the peoples of the Plains treat the bison?

• They rode them into battle.

• They used them to carry supplies.

• They worshipped them as sacred beings.

• They used them for food and raw materials.

What did Plains peoples develop for communication between nations?

• slang

• sign language

• written language

• picture language