Week 4 Test

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 Iroquois Confederacy government was set up to have _________.

• a war council

• a trade council

• a balance of power

• a strong leader

The purpose of the government is to provide security for its ________, ___________, and ________ withing its borders, and ensure their well-being and happiness. If a government does not do these things, it is no longer a valid government.

Many major city roads and U.S. highways follow the same paths American Indians took thousands of years ago.

• True

• False

Ceremonies and celebrations were often held to honor_________.

• the sun, rain, and harvest

• ancestors, births, and trade

• leaders, government, and heroes

• the seasons, winter, and rain

Iroquois grew crops in small mounds called milpas to prevent soil erosion.

• True

• False

What did the Great Lakes people cultivate?

• Corn

• Beans

• Wild rice

• Wild fish