SS6 - North American Indian Culture Regions Quiz

What are igloos made from?

• Blocks of snow

• Wooden logs

• Stone bricks

• Metal sheets

What is a potlatch?

• A ceremony with a feast and gifts

• A type of portable home

• A tool used for hunting

• A long period of dry weather

What shape are tepees?

• Cone-shaped

• Rectangular

• Circular

• Square

What is similar to a wigwam but rectangular?

• Longhouse

• Tepee

• Igloo

• Potlatch

Which nations formed the Iroquois League in the 1500s?

• Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, and Cayuga

• Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, and Comanche

• Inuit, Aleut, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian

• Aztec, Maya, Inca, Olmec, and Zapotec

What was the purpose of the Iroquois League?

• To end the fighting among the five nations

• To build new longhouses

• To create new trade routes

• To explore new territories

What are the two ideas about migration to the Americas?

• Some believe people came by boat; others believe they came by land

• Some believe people came by air; others believe they came by sea

• Some believe people came by train; others believe they came by car

• Some believe people came by foot; others believe they came by bicycle

What happened at a potlatch?

• People built new homes

• People celebrated and gave gifts

• People went hunting

• People planted crops

How did long droughts affect Ancestral Puebloans?

• They built larger homes

• They moved to areas with more water

• They stopped farming

• They developed new crops

What was a characteristic of Arctic cultures' winter?

• Warm and sunny

• Long, cold, icy, and dark

• Short and mild

• Rainy and windy