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HISTORY MODULE 18 LESSON 5: THE NORTH AMERICAN CULTURES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Anasazi adapt to their environment?

a)

by trading goods

b)

by fishing in rivers

c)

by living in pueblos

d)

by irrigating farmland

2.

Select the best answer choice from the list to complete the sentence correctly.

Building _________________________ did the most to help the Anasazi adapt to their environment.

a)

cliff dwellings

b)

irrigation canals

c)

earthen mounds

d)

apartment buildings

3.

What is one reason Northwestern people held potlatches?

a)

to gather plants

b)

to worship spirits

c)

to design totem poles

d)

to develop relationships

4.

Select the answer choice from the drop-down list to complete the sentence correctly.

One way that Northwestern peoples improved relations with neighboring communities was by _______________________________________ .


.

a)

carving totems

b)

organizing dances

c)

holding potlatches

d)

arranging ceremonies

5.

REGION - USE THE MAP AND MAP KEY ON PAGE 652 ! Which cultural group lived in the DESERT WEST?

a)

CHEYENNE

b)

SHAWNEE

c)

CHINOOK

d)

MOHAVE

6.

To survive in the desert, they built irrigation canals to bring water to their fields and villages. They also dug homes called pit houses into the ground. These pit houses had roofs made of a clay called __________________ .

a)

WAMPUM

b)

POTLATCH

c)

ADOBE

d)

ATAHUALPA

7.

Many people of the Northwest depended on fish, especially salmon, for food. Some cultures of this area carved images of totems, or animal spirits, on tall wooden poles. Totem poles held great religious significance. Northwestern peoples also held ceremonies, dances, and events known as _______________________ .

a)

ADOBE

b)

POTLACHES

c)

WAMPUM

d)

LLAMAS

8.

A variety of cultures developed in eastern North America. Groups like the Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole lived in the Southeast in villages governed by councils. People farmed, hunted, gathered plants, and fished. Many used ______________________ as currency.

a)

ADOBE

b)

WAMPAUM

c)

POTLATCH

d)

PACHACUTI

9.

Northeastern cultures included those of the _____________________________________________. This group was an alliance of five peoples—the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca. They called themselves "the people of the longhouse" after the houses they built.

a)

IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY

b)

MITA

c)

ADOBE

d)

WAMPUM

10.

REGION - USE YOUR BOOK PAGE 652 (USE THE MAP KEY) TO ANSWER THE QUESTION - WHICH CULTURAL GROUP SETTLED THROUGHOUT THE ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC REGION?

a)

CALUSA

b)

SEMINOLE

c)

INUIT

d)

APACHE

11.

REGION - USE YOUR BOOK PAGE 652 (USE THE MAP KEY) TO ANSWER THE QUESTION - IN WHICH REGION DID THE SEMINOLE LIVE?

a)

EASTERN WOODLANDS

b)

DESERT WEST

c)

FAR WEST

d)

ARTIC AND SUBARCTIC

12.

REGION - USE YOUR BOOK PAGE 652 (USE THE MAP KEY) TO ANSWER THE QUESTION - IN WHICH REGION DID THE APACHE LIVE?

a)

ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC

b)

GREAT PLAINS

c)

FAR WEST

d)

DESERT WEST

13.

After the Hopewell declined, another group called the Mississippian culture arose. The Mississippians were more advanced than the Hopewell. They built some of the earliest cities in North America. Their largest city, ___________________ , in what is now Illinois, was home to some 30,000 people. Like the Hopewell, the Mississippians were mound builders. These people alone alone had more than 100 mounds, which are believed to have been built for religious ceremonies.

a)

HAIDA

b)

CAHOKIA

c)

ANASAZI

d)

HOPI

14.

USE THE TIMELINE ON PAGE 654 - WHICH CULTURE DEVELOPED FIRST: THE HOPEWELL OR THE HOHOKAM?

a)

HOPEWELL

b)

HOHOKAM

15.

CHOOSE ALL THE ANSWERS THAT COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.

Northeastern cultures included those of the Iroquois Confederacy. This group was an alliance of five peoples the ____________________, ______________________ , _______________________ , ___________________ , _______________________. They called themselves “the people of the longhouse” after the houses they built.

a)

CAYUGA

b)

MOHAWK

c)

ONEIDA

d)

ONONDAGA

e)

SENECA