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Native Americans Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Iroquois live?

a)

Southern America

b)

South West America

c)

Northeast America

d)

Northwest America

2.

Where did the Ancestral Puebloans live?

a)

Northeast America

b)

Southwest America

c)

Southeast America

d)

Midwest America

3.

Where did the Mississippians live?

a)

Midwest America

b)

Northwest America

c)

Southwest America

d)

Northeast America

4.

Which early American Indian group is referred to as mound builders?

a)

Ancestral Puebloans

b)

Mississippians

c)

Great Plains people

d)

Inuit

5.

The main purpose of the Iroquois League was to

a)

end warfare among its members.

b)

unite members under a single government.

c)

promote trade among its members.

d)

make peace with the Algonquians.

6.

Scientists rely heavily upon what kind of evidence to learn about early American Indians like the Mississippians?

a)

written records

b)

artifacts

c)

stone monuments

d)

religious epics

7.

How did the Ancient Puebloans adapt to their physical environment?

a)

They built networks of ditches to irrigate the desert.

b)

They cleared forests to make room for farmland.

c)

They relied on fishing and hunting for food.

d)

They built mounds to increase farmland.

8.

In which of the following types of home did Northeastern peoples often live?

a)

wigam

b)

pueblo

c)

igloo

d)

tepee

9.

True/False: Women had a lot of power in the Iroquois League.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What environmental change allowed people to travel by land between Asia and North America?

a)

human adaptation to Arctic environments

b)

the introduction of horses to North America

c)

the formation of ice sheets on land

d)

a rise in ocean temperatures

11.

______________ are tall wooden structures that are carved and painted to relate to important family events and individuals in a family's history.

a)

totem poles

b)

wigwams

c)

tepees

d)

Earth Lodges

12.

Which of the following best describes a potlatch?

a)

a type of house

b)

a religious ceremony

c)

a social gathering

d)

a culture region

13.

As a dwelling, what advantage did the tepee offer to the hunters of the Great Plains?

a)

It could be moved from place to place.

b)

It supplied permanent housing for a large extended family.

c)

It was easy to defend from rival hunters.

d)

It protected them from the harsh winter climate.

14.

What feature made it possible to travel by land from Asia to America?

a)

roads

b)

glaciers

c)

boats

d)

the land bridge

15.

What advantage did a tepee have over a wigwam?

a)

it was stationary

b)

it protected people from animals

c)

it was the sturdiest home

d)

it could be easily moved place to place

16.

What power did the women of the Iroquois League have over the hoyaneh (clan leaders)?

a)

they could take their homes

b)

they could remove them from power

c)

they could steal their land

d)

they could remove them from the tribe

17.

How many Iroquois nations were there?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

5

d)

3

18.

The nations of the Iroquois League agreed to __________ which was an oral constitution that was drafted by all nations designed to create safety and prosperity.

a)

The Great Beaver Peace

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Iroquois Constitution

d)

The Great Law of Peace

19.

What did the Longhouse symbolize to the Iroquois League?

a)

community and peace

b)

a good harvest

c)

war and sacrafice

d)

animals

20.

What would the Iroquois League call themselves?

a)

The people of the Great Lakes

b)

The people of the Woods

c)

The people of the Longhouse

d)

The people of the Igloos