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Natives of the Americas

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of home is called a

a)

wigwam

b)

longhouse

c)

plank house

d)

hogan

2.

A longhouse belongs to what culture group?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Great Basin

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Plains

3.

What are these called?

a)

totems

b)

kivas

c)

potlatches

d)

kachina dolls

4.

Kachina dolls were used by what Culture group?

a)

Southwest

b)

Great Basin

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

none of the above

5.

Why were these used by the Plains?

a)

they were warm in the winter

b)

they were permanent shelters

c)

they could show a tribes importance with their decorations

d)

none of the above

6.

What culture group used totems and potlatches in their lives?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

none of the above

7.

This type of home is called a

a)

cliff dwelling

b)

hogan

c)

pueblo

d)

wigwam

8.

Pueblos were made of

a)

adobe

b)

cedar bark

c)

animal hides and bark

d)

tree branches and bark

9.

The Culture Group which lived between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico to southern Canada is the

a)

Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Great Basin

10.

What is the black volcanic rock that was an important trade item in Meso-America.

a)

quipu

b)

chinampas

c)

quecha

d)

obsidian

11.

This refers to tracing your ancestors through the mother's side of the family

a)

patrilineal

b)

kinship

c)

matrilineal

d)

none of the above

12.

This Meso American Civilization declined due to Spanish conquest by Hernan Cortes.

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Olmec

13.

This map shows what Meso American Civilization in green?

a)

Aztec

b)

Toltec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

14.

The colored areas respresent what empire?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Zapotec

d)

none of the above

15.

This culture group used the medicine man as their spiritual leader.

a)

Great Basin

b)

Plains

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

16.

This culture group lived mostly in the desert and comprised the states of Arizona, New Mexico and southern Colorado/Utah.

a)

Great Basin

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Southwest

17.

This culture group lived in the area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to Texas.

a)

Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Great Basin

d)

none of the above

18.

These people relied on seafood, game hunting and gathering of nuts, seeds and berries.

a)

Southwest

b)

Great Basin

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Plains

19.

The people of the Great Basin ate

a)

buffalo, maize and nuts

b)

maize, small game and seafood

c)

small game, nuts and berries

d)

buffalo, seafood and maize

20.

The culture region with the most variety of food resources were the

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

21.

Which Meso-American civilizations were polytheistic and believed in sacrifice?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

all of the above

22.

Achievements of this civilization include creating a calendar, number system and being great astronomers.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Olmec

d)

Maya

23.

The Chinook tribe belonged to what culture group?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Basin

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Plains

24.

Tribes of the Eastern Woodlands included

a)

Shawnee, Cheyenne and Iroquois

b)

Iroquois, Algonquin and Navajo

c)

Shawnee, Iroquois and Apache

d)

Algonquin, Shawnee and Iroquois

25.

define deity

a)

god-like

b)

heavenly

c)

type of clay

d)

someone you are related to

26.

The things that are available to allow someone to live/survive are called

a)

rituals

b)

resources

c)

maize

d)

chinampas

27.

A story that explains natural events and it helped to explain customs or beliefs

a)

ritual

b)

origin

c)

myth

d)

divine

28.

An Anthropologist studies

a)

artifacts

b)

human development and culture

c)

artifacts and geography

d)

none of the above

29.

Rituals are

a)

formal ceremonial behaviors with a specific purpose

b)

created by each individual

c)

no longer important in society

d)

were not important to Native Americans

30.

chinampas were

a)

created by the Maya

b)

floating farming islands

c)

used through out Meso America

d)

not successful