Native American Nations Assessment 3-5

Use the map to answer the question. Which nations would have been most likely to live in longhouses? Select the two correct answers.

• Abenaki

• Delaware

• Erie

• Huron

• Menominee

What do dodems mean to the Ojibwe?

• They are sacred objects used in rituals.

• They mark the edges of each clan’s territory.

• They tell the story of where the Ojibwe come from.

• They explain how each clan’s people should behave.

What do priests in the Grand Medicine Society do?

• fight attackers

• perform rituals

• teach about their medicine

• make decisions for the group

What did Eastern Woodlands men wear to show which nation they belonged to?

• hats

• war bonnets

• wampum belts

• leather moccasins

What were the three sisters?

• Haudensosaunee cheifs

• guiding principles

• crops

• lakes

What is the principle of the seventh generation?

• Each seventh generation is to form a new clan

• A home should be built to last seven generations

• Decisions should be made with the seventh generation in mind

• Each generation is responsible for one of the seven grandfathers

What was used to make the beads in this wampum belt?

Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. The name of these roots is The Great White Roots and their nature is Peace and Strength. If any man or any nation outside the Five Nations shall obey the laws of the Great Peace and make known their disposition to the Lords of the Confederacy, they may trace the Roots to the Tree and if their minds are clean and they are obedient and promise to obey the wishes of the Confederate Council, they shall be welcomed to take shelter beneath the Tree of the Long Leaves.

Which group included this description of the the Tree of Great Peace in its constitution?

• the Three Sisters

• the Greek Confederacy

• the Grand Medicine Society

• the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

Who would live in a home like this?

• one family

• an entire clan

• several families

• all the warriors in town

How did Pueblo peoples use their natural surrounding to construct housing?

• They dammed rivers to clear land

• They built all structures underground

• The used local clay to make adobe for bricks

• They built wickiups from available plants and animal skins