Government and Culture in North America Week 7 Assessment

To provide safety, justice, and welfare, every community, past and present, has a form of ________.

• culture

• government

• economics

• celebrations

A chiefdom is a group of tribes under one leader, or chief. The position of chief ________.

• was elected

• was fought for

• stayed in families

• traded in confederacies

The Iroquois created a constitution called ________.

• the Great Law of Peace

• the Preamble

• the Community Compact

• the National Law

Petroglyphs represent important _________.

• beliefs, tribal stories, and significant events

• directions for trade, miles, and locations

• animals, people, and seasons

• families, people, and animals

The government of the Iroquois Confederacy was set up to have _________.

• a war council

• a trade council

• a balance of power

• a strong leader

The government provides the following for the people being governed:

• Protection and services

• Personal wealth

• Unlimited freedom

• Private businesses

American Indian tribes grew tomatoes.

• True

• False

Ceremonies and celebrations were often held to honor _________.

• the sun, rain, and the harvest

• ancestors, births, and trade

• leaders, government, and heroes

• the seasons, winter, and rain

The clothing of the American Indians was _________

• fringed and full of decorations

• heavy and waterproof

• practical for the climate

• traded and produced regionally

To meet their needs, tribes would use the resources from _________.

• small areas

• large regions

• the forest

• private land