Quiz 2.1: Life in the Americas

1) Each tribe of indigineous people had a sophisticated society of _____.

• families, markets, and governments
• armies, protection, and security
• livestock, farming, and tools

2) The Northeast Woodland tribes built small shelters when they were hunting, called __________.

• hogans
• longhouses
• wigwams

3) The Creek tribe in the Southeast built large earthen mounds as trade markets.

• True
• False

4) What is the name of a carving made of wood that tells a tribe’s history and stories that were made by tribes in the Northwest?

• statue
• monument
• totem

5) Tribes of the Southwest built complex _______ systems to carry water over long distances to water their crops.

• irritation
• frustration
• irrigation

6) What was the main source of food and materials for the Midwest tribes?

• elk
• bear
• bison

7) The tribes in the West used shelters that were easy to move, called _______.

• longhouses
• wickiups
• hogans
• cabins

8) Some tribes of the Midwest lived in tepees because they could be packed up and moved easily when they were hunting.

• True
• False

9) What animals did the Arctic tribes use for transportation?

• horses
• dogs
• oxen

10) Every tribe had different names for which basic need?

• food
• clothing
• shelter