WorksheetsEastern Woodlands
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 22mins
What was the Iroquois League?
A group of 5 tribes, who worked together for the good of the whole group
A group of brave warriors who fought over land and natural resources
A baseball team
None of the above
The Eastern Woodland region had many different climates, landforms, and natural resources.
True
False
What are wampums?
a union of people
the Eastern Woodlands people's houses
the head of a clan
Small polished beads made from shells that were woven together by string
What color is the Eastern Woodlands area?
Orange
Green
Yellow
Pink
Purple
What are the three sisters?
corn, tomatoes, and okra
cucumbers pumpkins, and berries
squash, beans, and corn
corn, squash, and nuts
Native Americans believed that everything in nature had what?
A family
A spirit
A purpose
Totem Poles
In the Eastern Woodlands region the Iroquois found food by _______________.
Raising their own sheep and growing corn
Hunting buffalo and gathering berries
Fishing, hunting and farming their own crops
Invading nearby tribes and stealing their crops/food stock
The name of this home in the Eastern Woodland Region is called:
Wicki-up
Pit-House
Longhouse
Wigwam
Which group of words best describe the Eastern Woodlands region?
Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
Flat, grassy lands
Hot, dry deserts with mesas
palisades
walls of short wooden poles
walls of tall wooden poles
The main crops planted by the Iroquois were _____, ____, and ______
beans, squash, and rice
beans, squash, and corn
beans, squash, and berries
The Algonquians built __________ to fish in the rivers along the coast
rafts
birch bark canoes
fishing boats
The Algonquian and Iroquois were grouped together by
language
music
clothing
diet
Which of the following are natural resources that the Eastern Woodland tribes used?
bow and arrow, fishing nets, farmer, hunter, potter
soil, water, grasses, corn, bark, trees
longhouses, basket, medicine man, artisan
computer, tv, clock, blanket, socks, shirts
In addition to forests, what else can you conclude about the terrain and climate of the Eastern Woodlands?
It was very dry.
It had streams and rivers.
It had poor, thin soil
It was quite mountainous.
The name of this home in the Eastern Woodland Region in which several related Iroquois families lived together?:
longhouse
wigwam
confederation
palisades
What is a method of clearing land for farming that includes cutting and burning of trees?
palisades
slash and burn
mowing
chopping
In 2-3 complete sentences, describe something that you learned about the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands. (Punctuation counts!)
