WorksheetsNative American Cultures (North America)
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Eastern Woodland Indians lived in
mud houses
longhouses
wigwams
all of the above
What are the 3 sisters?
corn, potatoes, squash
corn, beans, squash
squash, pumpkins, gourds
Marla, Julie, and Amy
What did the Eastern Woodlands people plant/grow besides the 3 Sisters?
tobacco and sunflowers
tomatoes and peppers
salt and pepper
sunflower seeds and olives
Eastern Woodlands Indians ____ .
had their own government
didn't have to farm
buried their dead in the rivers
rode on horses
Eastern Woodlands men did the ____ .
farming
growing
singing
hunting
Eastern Woodlands women did the ___ .
farming
hunting
cleaning
singing
Children in the Eastern Woodlands ___ .
rode on horses
learned sign language
didn't go to school
said the Character Pledge every day
Eastern Woodlands went into groups based on their different_________ .
homes
colors
dogs
languages
What was the #1 crop of the Moundbuilders/Mississippians?
corn
beans
squash
lemons
Mounds were built ______ .
to grow food
for religious purposes
so they could have more sledding hills
to block out the sun
The Moundbuilders' largest settlement was in ___ .
Atlanta, Georgia
Cahokia, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Where did the Moundbuilders keep their Sacred Fire?
the temple
in center of village
in their fireplaces
in the woods
Mounds could be up to 6 stories high.
true
false
The Green Corn Ceremony was held _______ .
before the growing season (early spring)
during the growing season (summer)
at the end of the growing season (late summer)
in the winter
Mississippian/Moundbuilders tricked deer by ___ .
using a call
spreading corn on the ground
wearing deer hides
putting up confusing signs
What were hogans?
dome-shaped mud homes of the Moundbuilders
great big sandwiches
peace pipes
sacred spirits
The Great Plains Indians, when not farming, hunted ___ .
deer
turkey
wild pigs
buffalo
Plains Indians had rain and sun dances ___.
to honor their gods
to ask for rain
without eating or drinking
all of the above
Before the horses came from Europe, Plains Indians would ___ .
hunt buffalo on foot
walk to their local Walmart for food
ride their dogs
cry
Plains Indians would sometimes kill buffalo ___ .
with guns
by running them off of cliffs
by starving them
with bombs
Plains homes were ____ made of buffalo hide.
hogans
wigwams
teepees
longhouses
Plains Indian children learned simple sign language.
True
False
Plains Indians used dogs to ___ .
carry belongings before horses arrived
run after the cats
eat
bark
Pacific Northwest people didn't have to farm. Why?
They had plenty of food in the water nearby.
They didn't have tractors.
They didn't like getting dirty.
They didn't need to eat.
Pacific Northwest people's primary food was ___ .
corn
beans
fish
rice
The northwest coast is how long?
2 miles
20 miles
200 miles
2000 miles
Northwest Coast people lived in village houses made of ____ .
pine
cedar
oak
redwood
Northwest people traveled in ___ .
packs
buses
horses
canoes
The Arctic people hunted ___ for food, oil etc.
sharks
whales
polar bears
fish
Arctic people lived in __ .
underground homes
igloos
both answers
neither answer
The Southwest/Pueblo Indians were
nomads
farmers
hunters
all of the above
Due to the extreme hot in the southwest, the people there experience this a lot.
drought
flooding
tornadoes
feasts
Farming in the Southwest was impossible.
true
false
Members of the Southwest tribes created this kind of pottery.
red on white
white on black
yellow and black
black on white
Southwest people would build connected stone buildings in the cliffs to live in, called ___ .
hogans
wigwams
pueblo
teepees
These are part of the geography of the Southwest.
mesas, canyons, buttes
mesas, waterfalls, forests
mountains, mesas, swamps
plains, rivers, forests
Southwest/Pueblo people would dig ditches for this reason.
to trip up their enemies
to hold rainwater/runoff
to stop fires
to hide in
