The Peoples of the Plains: Nations, Life and Family & Society ET

Which geographic features are the most of the groups on the map close to? Select two correct answers.

• Lake Superior

• Rio Grande

• Missouri River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

The people of the Plains used every part of the bison or buffalo. Which of the choices below describe how a part of the bison or buffalo was used?

• hides were used to make clothing, robes, shoes, arrow quivers, etc.

• hooves were used for drinking cups

• carved bison horn was used for cups, spoons, and ladles

• bison dung was used for fuel

• bones were used to make pens and pencils

Since the people of Plains did not all speak the same language, what did they develop in order to communicate?

• The Cherokee alphabet

• sign language

• Arabic alphabet and number system

• a series of beads and knots that showed what they wanted

Why did some Plains tribes live in tepees while others lived

in earth lodges? (5.13.b)

• They were easy to assemble

  and disassemble and easy to move.

• People who lived in permanent

  villages did not need homes that were easy to move.

• They did not want to move from place to place.

• They moved in with other tribes, so they didn't have to move to much.

Why did some Plains tribes live in earth lodges while others lived

in tepees? (5.13.b)

• They were easy to assemble

  and disassemble and easy to move.

• They built them because

  they gave better protection against the weather.

• They did not want to move from place to place.

• They moved in with other tribes, so they didn't have to move to much.