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Southwest Region Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is a Spanish word for "town" or "village"

a)

Maize

b)

Pueblo

c)

Casa

2.

Each pueblo village has their own _________

a)

region

b)

environment

c)

town

d)

language

3.

Within each village, a person is chosen to represent them on the ___________.

a)

Tribal Council

b)

Village Council

4.

Why do the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest region have to develop their own irrigation systems?

a)

There is too much rain in the region.

b)

There is not enough cotton.

c)

The region suffers from periods of drought.

5.

Check all of the correct answers.


The Southwest region ______

a)

has plenty of water

b)

lacks trees and rivers

c)

has many natural resources for survival

d)

is dry

6.

Pueblo peoples grew cotton. What did the men use the cotton for?

a)

jewelry

b)

clothing

c)

shoes

7.

What was the Pueblo peoples main source of food?

a)

rabbits

b)

elk

c)

bison

d)

crops

8.

What made up the Pueblo people's diet?

a)

corn

b)

wild berries

c)

beans

d)

squash

9.

"Sun Watchers"_________

a)

planted the crops

b)

watched the crops

c)

let the farmers know the best time to plant and harvest their crops

d)

watered the crops

10.

Early Pueblo peoples were mainly _________

a)

hunters

b)

farmers

c)

gatherers

11.

Pueblos were made of ______________, a mixture of clay and straw.

a)

adobe

b)

mud

c)

metal

12.

Clan houses were owned by ____________

a)

men

b)

women

c)

children

13.

Since the adobe homes were permanent homes, early Pueblo peoples mainly traveled _____________

a)

by canoe

b)

by horse

c)

on foot

d)

by dog sled

14.

Ceremonies and other important meetings are held in underground rooms called ____________

a)

mesas

b)

pueblos

c)

Kivas

d)

adobe

15.

The Shalako Festival and the Snake Dance are both __________ performed by the Pueblo peoples.

a)

ritual songs

b)

ritual talks

c)

ritual dances