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WorksheetsNatives of the Americas
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
This type of home is called a
wigwam
longhouse
plank house
hogan
A longhouse belongs to what culture group?
Pacific Northwest
Great Basin
Eastern Woodlands
Plains
What are these called?
totems
kivas
potlatches
kachina dolls
Kachina dolls were used by what Culture group?
Southwest
Great Basin
Pacific Northwest
none of the above
Why were these used by the Plains?
they were warm in the winter
they were permanent shelters
they could show a tribes importance with their decorations
none of the above
What culture group used totems and potlatches in their lives?
Eastern Woodlands
Pacific Northwest
Plains
none of the above
This type of home is called a
cliff dwelling
hogan
pueblo
wigwam
Pueblos were made of
adobe
cedar bark
animal hides and bark
tree branches and bark
The Culture Group which lived between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico to southern Canada is the
Plains
Eastern Woodlands
Pacific Northwest
Great Basin
What is the black volcanic rock that was an important trade item in Meso-America.
quipu
chinampas
quecha
obsidian
This refers to tracing your ancestors through the mother's side of the family
patrilineal
kinship
matrilineal
none of the above
This Meso American Civilization declined due to Spanish conquest by Hernan Cortes.
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
This map shows what Meso American Civilization in green?
Aztec
Toltec
Inca
Maya
The colored areas respresent what empire?
Inca
Aztec
Zapotec
none of the above
This culture group used the medicine man as their spiritual leader.
Great Basin
Plains
Pacific Northwest
Eastern Woodlands
This culture group lived mostly in the desert and comprised the states of Arizona, New Mexico and southern Colorado/Utah.
Great Basin
Pacific Northwest
Eastern Woodlands
Southwest
This culture group lived in the area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to Texas.
Plains
Eastern Woodlands
Great Basin
none of the above
These people relied on seafood, game hunting and gathering of nuts, seeds and berries.
Southwest
Great Basin
Pacific Northwest
Plains
The people of the Great Basin ate
buffalo, maize and nuts
maize, small game and seafood
small game, nuts and berries
buffalo, seafood and maize
The culture region with the most variety of food resources were the
Pacific Northwest
Plains
Southwest
Eastern Woodlands
Which Meso-American civilizations were polytheistic and believed in sacrifice?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
all of the above
Achievements of this civilization include creating a calendar, number system and being great astronomers.
Aztec
Inca
Olmec
Maya
The Chinook tribe belonged to what culture group?
Eastern Woodlands
Great Basin
Pacific Northwest
Plains
Tribes of the Eastern Woodlands included
Shawnee, Cheyenne and Iroquois
Iroquois, Algonquin and Navajo
Shawnee, Iroquois and Apache
Algonquin, Shawnee and Iroquois
define deity
god-like
heavenly
type of clay
someone you are related to
The things that are available to allow someone to live/survive are called
rituals
resources
maize
chinampas
A story that explains natural events and it helped to explain customs or beliefs
ritual
origin
myth
divine
An Anthropologist studies
artifacts
human development and culture
artifacts and geography
none of the above
Rituals are
formal ceremonial behaviors with a specific purpose
created by each individual
no longer important in society
were not important to Native Americans
chinampas were
created by the Maya
floating farming islands
used through out Meso America
not successful
