Week 15-16 test

Communities of the Native Peoples living in the Americas were called __________.

• groups
• societies
• tribes
• villages

Tribes from all regions shared a similar culture.

• True
• False

The __________ region was also called the Eastern Woodlands.

• Southeast
• Midwest
• Northeast
• Arctic

What does not describe Arctic tribes?

• a. They grew a variety of crops.
• b. They used animal pelts for clothing.
• c. They traveled great distances to hunt.
• d. They hunted seals, caribou, and whales.

Cause: Herds of bison were the main source of food for Midwest tribes. Effect: __________

• a. They stayed close to the coast so they could fish.
• b. They built large earthen mounds for ceremonies.
• c. They spent much of their time farming and irrigating.
• d. They lived in tepees because they were easy to move.

How did tribes living in desert areas grow crops?

• a. They used fertilizers.
• b. They irrigated the land.
• c. They invented the plow.
• d. They planted near lakes.

Northwest tribes built __________ to help tell their tribes’ histories and stories.

• earthen mounds
• totem poles
• sacred sites
• adobe bricks

Tribes from which region built earthen mounds?

• a. Northeast
• b. Southeast
• c. Northwest
• Midwest

The Iroquois constitution was called __________________.

• the Iroquois Confederacy
• the Great Law of Peace
• the United Chiefdom
• the Matriarchal Line

All tribes in North America shared the same customs and traditions.

• True
• False