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Great Plains Native Americans

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Great Plains Native Americans often hunted big game on horseback. Their weapon of choice was
a)
Shell spear
b)
Wooden spear
c)
Bow and arrow
d)
Lasso 
2.
Native Americans of the Great Plains lived in
a)
Chickee houses
b)
Adobe houses
c)
TeePees
d)
Plank houses
3.
The Great Plains Native Americans hunted big game like buffalo (bison) only for food and threw out the remains such as bones, horns and fur
a)
True
b)
False
4.

As semi-nomadic people, the Native Americans of the Great Plains followed this big game as they hunted them for food

a)

Moose

b)

Wolf

c)

Bear

d)

Buffalo

5.
The Great Plains region used whales for food, tools, etc.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

Plains people used a ___________ to carry the meat and skins back to camp.

a)

wagon

b)

buggy

c)

travois

d)

mini-van

7.

Some Plains groups stayed in one place and lived in large homes made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil. What were these homes called?

a)

Lodge

b)

Pueblos

c)

Travois

d)

Kiva

8.
This is home was common among Native Americans from what region?
a)
The Great Plains
b)
The Southwest
c)
The Pacific Northwest
d)
The Eastern Woodlands
9.
What is a travois?
a)
A sled pulled by dogs or horses in the South West.
b)
Food the South West ate
c)
Spirits
d)
The homes the South West lived in
10.
The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What vocabulary term would they fall under?
a)
Nomads
b)
Wigwams
c)
Totem Poles
d)
Game
11.

Some of the Great Plains Tribes included which of the following?

a)

Chinooks, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, Pawnee,

b)

Choctaw, Sioux, Pawnee, Chickasaw, Kwakiutl, Cherokee, Kiowa

c)

Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Mandan, Kiaowa, Crow, and Pawnee

12.

The Great Plains people harvested.......

a)

corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins

b)

beans, maize, potatoes, and pumpkins

c)

squash, tomatoes, pumpkins, and potatoes

d)

corn, squash, pumpkins, and tomatoes

13.

True or false..... The Great Plains people used the stomachs to make medicine bags, bowls, and buckets.

a)

false

b)

true

14.

Which animal changed the way the Great Plains Indians hunted buffalo?

a)

rabbit

b)

horse

c)

elk

d)

bear

15.
Which word means a gathering of Native Americans?
a)
Powwow
b)
Ceremony
c)
Potlatch
d)
Reservation
16.

How many days did the Sun Dance Ceremony last for the Great Plains people?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

17.

Which of the following describes the earth lodges in which some Plains tribes lived?

a)

cone shaped tents

b)

adobe homes built on top of each other

c)

home built with branches

d)

circular homes built over a shallow pit and covered with sod

18.

In what way did the Plains tribes get their food?

a)

Farmed

b)

Fished

c)

Hunted whale

d)

Hunted buffalo

19.

What ceremony did they celebrate?

a)

Green Corn

b)

Sun Dance

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

Festival

20.

What was the most important resource to the Plains Native Americans?

a)

Corn

b)

Fish

c)

Buffalo

d)

Trees

21.

What were tepees made from?

a)

Tree limbs and bark

b)

Adobe clay

c)

Stone

d)

Animal hides and wooden poles

22.

What were the two types of houses did the Plains Native Americans use? There are 2 answers

a)

Tepees

b)

Wigwams

c)

Longhouses

d)

Lodges