Social Studies Benchmark

Each tribe had a sophisticated society of _________________.

• livestock, farming, and tools

• families, markets, and governments

• armies, protections, and security

• clubs, religion, and farming

The Northeast Woodland tribes built small shelters when they were hunting, called ___________________.

• hogans

• tepees

• wigwams

• longhouses

The Creek tribe built large earthen mounds as ___________________.

• entertainment centers

• sports arenas

• ceremonial complexes

• trade markets

To help crops grow in an area where water was scarce, what did the Southwest tribes do?

• fertilize crops

• plow farmland

• irrigate farmaland

• use new tools

In the Northwest, a carving made of wood that tells a tribe’s history and stories is called a __________.

• statue

• totem pole

• monument

• sanctuary

What animals did many Arctic tribes, such as the Inuit use for transportation?

• dogs

• bison

• horses

• oxen

What shelters did the tribes in the West use that were easy to move?

• hogans

• wickiups

• tepees

• cabins

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

• elk

• deer

• bison

• bear

Tribes that moved to follow bison or other animals created shelters that were __________.

• large

• permanent

• heavy

• easy to move

What is a mixture of straw, water, and clay baked into bricks that was used to make homes in the Southwest tribes?

• really gross cookies

• granite

• adobe

• cliffs