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WorksheetsNative American Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
A relative who was born long ago
A relative who was born long ago
a)
ancestor
b)
clan
c)
tradition
d)
family
2.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
farming
farming
a)
natural resources
b)
agriculture
c)
maize
d)
farmer
3.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a group of people's way of life
a group of people's way of life
a)
tradition
b)
family
c)
ancestor
d)
culture
4.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a government in which separate groups work together, but local leaders still have power
a government in which separate groups work together, but local leaders still have power
a)
confederation
b)
clan
c)
tradition
d)
culture
5.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a way of life that has been followed for a long time
a way of life that has been followed for a long time
a)
culture
b)
clan
c)
tradition
d)
ancestor
6.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a group of related families
a group of related families
a)
family
b)
confederation
c)
tradition
d)
clan
7.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a form of corn
a form of corn
a)
sweet corn
b)
maize
c)
farming
d)
agriculture
8.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
things from the environment that people use
things from the environment that people use
a)
natural resources
b)
maize
c)
agriculture
d)
tradition
9.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a long, narrow house in which several families could live
a long, narrow house in which several families could live
a)
wigwam
b)
leaf house
c)
longhouse
d)
natural resources
10.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a house made of a wood frame and covered with hides or woven reeds
a house made of a wood frame and covered with hides or woven reeds
a)
longhouse
b)
short house
c)
tree house
d)
wigwam
11.
The five nations of the Haudenosaunee joined into a
a)
clan
b)
confederation
c)
culture
d)
Native American nation
12.
What group of Native Americans did the Lenape belong to?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Algonquian
c)
Iroquois
d)
Arapahoe
13.
The Lenape used all of the following ways to get food EXCEPT for
a)
fishing
b)
harvesting crops
c)
buying food
d)
hunting
14.
Where were the Lenape village built?
a)
on high ground near a river or stream
b)
in a valley near water
c)
in the mountains so no one could find them
d)
on high ground away from rivers or streams
15.
The Lenape used the "slash-and-burn" method to cultivate soil. What is the "slash-and-burn" method?
a)
burning houses down
b)
clearing the land by cutting down and burning trees
c)
cutting bread, putting it in the over, then burning it
d)
burn the soil and move on
16.
Men and women in Lenape villages had ___________ jobs.
a)
the same
b)
easier
c)
different
d)
no
17.
Why was maize important to the Haudenosaunee?
a)
Because it was a part of the three sisters
b)
because it was their favorite food
c)
because it helped them survive
d)
because it was their only natural resource
18.
What was one effect of the Lenape slash-and-burn method of farming?
a)
it used up the soil quickly and they had to find new land
b)
the animals would disappear
c)
it would smell like burnt toast
d)
people would get hurt
19.
What is a similarity between the Algonquians and the Haudenosaunee?
a)
they used the slash-and-burn method
b)
they both lived in longhouses
c)
they both fished
d)
they both lived in wigwams
20.
What is a difference between the Algonquians and the Haudenosaunee?
a)
men and women had different roles in both tribes
b)
the Haudenosaunee lived in wigwams and Algonquians lived in longhouses.
c)
the Haudenosaunee spend more time farming than Algonquians
d)
The Algonquians lived in New York and the Haudenosaunee lived in New Jersey
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