WorksheetsSouthwest Native Americans
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert. What were the houses of the Southwest called?
a)
longhouses
b)
tepees
c)
wigwams
d)
pueblos
2.
The Southwest cultural region's climate is best described as:
a)
Cool summers, mild winters
b)
Hot summers, cold winters and dry
c)
4 seasons
d)
Tundra
3.
In the Southwest, they used adobe to make bricks. What was adobe made of?
a)
bricks
b)
straw and mud
c)
stones
d)
water and leaves
4.
This object was used in religious ceremonies to instruct children in the ways of Hopi tradition and belief.
a)
Hopi stones
b)
Woven baskets
c)
Kachina dolls
d)
Clay pots
5.
What type of roof did the pueblo houses have?
a)
Round
b)
Flat
c)
Dome
6.
What is one type of house Southwest lives in?
a)
pueblos
b)
stick
c)
tents
d)
campers
7.
What type of irrigation system did the Southwest use?
a)
Pipes under the ground
b)
Tunnels above the ground
c)
Holes in the ground
d)
Dirt piles
8.
This object was used in religious ceremonies to instruct children in the ways of the Holy People.
a)
Hopi stones
b)
Woven baskets
c)
Kachina dolls
d)
Clay pots
9.
Men owned property.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Men governed villages and women owned properties.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
They created a water system to water their crops. This water system was called an ____________ ______________.
a)
Crop Watering System
b)
Spring Water
c)
Irrigation System
d)
Ground Water
12.
This person was a healer and a someone who held religious ceremonies
a)
Kiva
b)
Ms. Sullivan
c)
Kachinas
d)
Shaman
13.
The southwest has a ___________________ climate.
a)
dry
b)
rain forest
c)
wet
d)
dry and wet
14.
What types of crops did the Pueblo tribe grow?
a)
corn, beans, broccoli, cotton
b)
cotton, corn, tomatoes
c)
corn, beans, squash, pumpkins
d)
peppers, beans, cotton, squash
15.
All of these were crops of the Southwest Native Americans except what ?
a)
Corn
b)
Beans
c)
Tomatoes
d)
Squash
16.
Why were Kachina dolls used in the Southwest?
a)
educate children
b)
scare children
c)
entertain children
d)
play with
17.
Which word means a long period without water
a)
Drought
b)
Powwow
c)
Potlatch
d)
Shaman
18.
Which letter represents the area where the Southwest Native Americans lived?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Southwest Native American lived in Arizona, New Mexico,and parts of
a)
Colorado
b)
South Carolina
c)
New York
d)
Africa
20.
Apartment homes made on top or side of mountains were called_________________.
a)
Hogans
b)
Pueblos
c)
Longhouse
d)
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