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Native American Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region used horses and travois for transportation?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Arctic

2.

The Southwest region used irrigation systems. Why?

a)

To direct water to their crops

b)

For travel

c)

To help them plant more seeds at once

d)

To build their houses

3.

Which region used whales for food and tools?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southeast

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Northwest Coast

4.

The Great Plains used parts of the ________ for food, tools, and shelter.

a)

Whale

b)

Rabbit

c)

Buffalo (bison)

d)

Horse

5.

All Native Americans traveled by . . .

a)

Canoe

b)

Foot

c)

Horse

d)

Dog sled

6.

In the Southwest, they made their homes out of. . .

a)

Large cedar planks

b)

Buffalo hide

c)

Ice and snow

d)

Adobe (mud & straw)

7.

What did the Pacific Northwest Coast tribes create to tell stories?

a)

Totem poles

b)

Tipis

c)

Dolls

d)

Maps

8.

Which region had mostly flat, grassy land?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Great Plains

9.

What term is used to describe a hill with a flat top? (This is where the Southwest tribes often made their homes.)

a)

adobe

b)

pueblo

c)

mesa

d)

shaman

10.

In the Great Plains, they used _____ as a portable home while they hunted.

a)

pueblos

b)

longhouses

c)

tipis

d)

wigwams

11.

What was a potlatch?

a)

A party thrown in the Pacific Northwest to show wealth

b)

A gathering in the Eastern Woodlands celebrate the harvest

c)

A ceremony in the Southwest to worship the sun god

d)

A type of canoe that Southeast tribes used to fish

12.

What type of housing was built to hold many families?

a)

Wigwams

b)

Tipis

c)

Chickees

d)

Longhouses

13.

What was another name for a medicine man?

a)

kachina

b)

shaman

c)

pueblo

d)

wickiup

14.

What home did Arctic tribes build with ice and snow?

a)

igloos

b)

wigwams

c)

chickees

d)

plank houses

15.

In the Southwest, they build villages called . . .

a)

Anasazi

b)

mesas

c)

adobe

d)

pueblos

16.

Which region was NOT known for traveling by canoe?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Pacific Northwest