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Tribes of the Southwest Desert

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT a tribe of the Southwest Desert?
a)
Hopi
b)
Zuni
c)
Navajo
d)
Cheyenee
2.
An underground room where dancers would wait before the dance began was called a...
a)
kiva
b)
travois
c)
underworld
d)
kachina
3.
What was the purpose for the Snake Dance?
a)
to eat snakes
b)
to hope for rain
c)
to hope for sun
d)
to prove strength
4.
What was the focus for the Hopi and Zuni tribes?
a)
farming
b)
dancing
c)
raising sheep
d)
hunting
5.
Which tribe focused on raising sheep?
a)
Zuni
b)
Apache
c)
Navajo
d)
Hopi
6.
What does Anasazi mean?
a)
"The New Ones"
b)
"The Old Ones"
c)
"Native Americans"
d)
"The Smart Ones"
7.

The Anasazi lived in the land that we now call the Four Corners, where the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and ____________ meet.

a)

Kansas

b)

Wyoming

c)

Utah

d)

Missouri

8.

The climate of the Southwest Desert was, and still is,

a)

dry and hot

b)

wet and rainy

c)

sunny and windy

d)

Cold

9.

The Hopi and Zuni developed an ____________ system to water their crops.

a)

stream

b)

pond

c)

hose

d)

irrigation

10.

Kachinas were not meant to be toys. They were given to children to teach them about __________ and ___________.

a)

caretaking and animals

b)

history and religion

c)

science and math

d)

dancing and sportsmanship