Heritage Studies

Which of the following crops was a staple food that most Pueblo Indians farmed?

• corn

• barley

• carrots

• wheat

Which was the most important natural resource for the Great Plains Indians?

• buffalo

• fish

• whales

• trees

Who else lived in the southwest?

• Chippewa

• Delaware

• Iroquois

• Navajo

What did the Plains Indians use?

• palisade

• travois

• potlatch

• adobe

Who were the ancestors of the Pueblo Peoples? In what ways were the pueblo peoples ways of life similar to those of their ancestors? Choose all that apply.

• Ancient Puebloans

• Ancient Greeks

• Both groups lived in pueblos built on mesas or on the sides of canyons.

• Both were farmers who grew crops such as corn and beans in their dry environment.

What are ways that Plains Indians used buffalo to survive? Choose all that apply.

• They ate the meat cooked or raw.

• They used the bones to make tools, arrowheads, and pipes.

• They danced with the skeleton in their ceremonies.

• They used the skin to make shelters, clothing, shields, and drums.

What did the Southwest People build their homes with?

• buffalo hide

• cedar bark

• corn

• adobe

Where did the Hopi live?

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

Scientists can learn a great deal about the life of early people living in the Americas from

• artifacts

• ceremony

• culture

• division of labor

• economy

Native Americans often held a ___________to celebrate a cultural or religious event.

• artifacts

• ceremony

• culture

• division of labor

• economy