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Utah Historic Tribes

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tribes lived in tepees and moved throughout the year?

a)

Paiute and Navajo

b)

Goshute and Paiute

c)

Ute and Shoshone

2.

The Ute, Shoshone, Navajo, Goshute, and Paiute are historic because...

a)

we have written records about them

b)

we learn about them in school

c)

they wrote many history books

3.

Which tribe adapted to the dry environment by digging in the ground for small insects and animals?

a)

Ute

b)

Shoshone

c)

Goshute

4.

Which tribe lived in wicki-ups made of branches?

a)

Paiute and Goshute

b)

Navajo and Shoshone

c)

Ute and Shoshone

5.

Who lived in hogans, irrigated to grow crops, and raised sheep?

a)

Navajo

b)

Goshute

c)

Shoshone

6.

The Paiutes and Goshutes usually had horses

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which Indian group got sheep from the Spanish and used the wool to weave beautiful rugs, blankets, and cloth?

a)

Utes.

b)

Goshutes.

c)

Navajo

d)

Paiutes

8.

The Importance of horses to the various tribes was that:

a)

It meant you had a fun family pet

b)

Your tribe was more wealthy

c)

Your tribe was more powerful

d)

You wouldn't have to walk as much

9.

Horses were a sign of wealth and power among the historic tribes. Which tribes were not known to possess horses and often were the subjects of attack and slave trading?

Group of answer choices

a)

Paiutes and Goshutes

b)

Shoshone and Navajo

c)

Utes and Shoshone

d)

Navajo and Utes

10.
What is the most important distinction between pre-historic and historic Native Americans?
a)
written records
b)
clothing
c)
food
d)
shelter
11.
Which one is NOT a dwelling that Utah Native Americans lived in?
a)
brush shelter
b)
pit house
c)
wigwam
d)
wickiup
12.

Navajos Tribe lived in ____________.

a)

wickiups

b)

teepees

c)

longhouses

d)

hogans

13.

Which two tribes would have lived in this type of home? (Click both)

a)

Navajo

b)

Shoshone

c)

Paiute

d)

Goshute

e)

Ute

14.

Which two tribes would have lived in this type of home? (Click both)

a)

Navajo

b)

Shoshone

c)

Paiute

d)

Goshute

e)

Ute

15.

This type of home is called a ____________.

a)

cliffhouse

b)

wickiup

c)

teepee

d)

hogan

16.

This type of home is called a _______________.

a)

cliffhouse

b)

wickiup

c)

hogan

d)

teepee

17.

This person's clothing is made from wool. She is from the ___________ tribe.

a)

Navajo

b)

Shoshone

c)

Ute

d)

Paiute

e)

Goshute

18.

Goshute people roasted and mashed these and they tasted like ...

a)

celery

b)

dirt

c)

candy corn

d)

shrimp

19.
In what part of Utah did the Goshutes live?
a)
Southeastern Utah
b)
Colorado Plateau
c)
Northern Utah
d)
Western Utah (Great Basin)
20.
Which tribe lived in the Southwestern corner of Utah, and were known for being very peaceful?
a)
Navajo
b)
Paiute
c)
Ute
d)
Shoshone
21.
Which tribe had the most land in the Utah territory and is the tribe Utah was named after?
a)
Paiute
b)
Goshute
c)
Shoshone
d)
Ute
22.

Which Native American Tribe is found within letter C?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Ute

c)

Goshute

d)

Fremont

e)

Apache

23.

What does prehistoric mean?

a)

The time of written history

b)

Before time

c)

After the explorers and missionaries arrived in the Americas

d)

Before the explorers and missionaries arrived in the Americas

24.

Which Native American Tribe was located within letter B?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Ute

c)

Goshute

d)

Navajo

e)

Paiute

25.

Which Native American Tribe is found within letter D?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Osage

c)

Goshute

d)

Cheyenne

e)

Paiute

26.

Which Native American Tribe is located within letter A?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Ute

c)

Goshute

d)

Navajo

e)

Paiute

27.

Which Native American Tribe is located within letter E?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Ute

c)

Goshute

d)

Navajo

e)

Paiute

28.

The Utes and Shoshone usually had horses

a)

True

b)

False

29.

We can only learn about the Navajo by looking at the artifacts they left behind

a)

True

b)

False

30.

How did the environment impact Native Americans?

a)

the environment determined whether they conquered other nearby tribes

b)

the environment impacted their decision to celebrate holidays

c)

their environment impacted the food they ate and the materials they used for shelter

31.

What are the 5 tribes of Utah?

a)

Ute, shoshone, Anasazi, Fremont

b)

Utes, Shoshone, Navajo, paiute, Goshute

c)

Utes, Shoshone, Navajo, Paleo

d)

Utes, shoshone, Navajo, Anasazi, Archaic.

32.

Which of the following are NOT types of dwellings used by Utah’s Historic tribes?

a)

Wiki-ups

b)

Pit House

c)

Hogan

d)

Tepee

33.
Which of the following is NOT a Native American tribe found in Utah?
a)
Shoshone
b)
Goshute
c)
Arapaho
d)
Fremont
34.

The Ute, Shoshone, Navajo, Goshute, and Paiute are historic because...

a)

we have written records about them

b)

we learn about them in school

c)

they wrote many history books

35.

Which tribes lived in tepees and moved throughout the year?

a)

Paiute and Navajo

b)

Goshute and Paiute

c)

Ute and Shoshone

36.

Who lived in hogans, irrigated to grow crops, and raised sheep?

a)

Navajo

b)

Goshute

c)

Shoshone

37.

The Paiutes and Goshutes usually had horses

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which Indian group got sheep from the Spanish and used the wool to weave beautiful rugs, blankets, and cloth?

a)

Utes.

b)

Goshutes.

c)

Navajo

d)

Paiutes

39.

The Importance of horses to the various tribes was that:

a)

It meant you had a fun family pet

b)

Your tribe was more wealthy

c)

Your tribe was more powerful

d)

You wouldn't have to walk as much

40.

Navajos Tribe lived in ____________.

a)

wickiups

b)

teepees

c)

longhouses

d)

hogans

41.

This person's clothing is made from wool. She is from the ___________ tribe.

a)

Navajo

b)

Shoshone

c)

Ute

d)

Paiute

e)

Goshute

42.

This type of clothing would most likely be worn by which two tribes?

a)

Navajo

b)

Utes

c)

Shoshone

d)

Paiute

e)

Goshute

43.

Which tribe adapted to the dry environment by digging in the ground for small insects and animals?

a)

Ute

b)

Shoshone

c)

Goshute

44.
What is the most important distinction between pre-historic and historic Native Americans?
a)
written records
b)
clothing
c)
food
d)
shelter
45.

Which tribe raised sheep?

a)

Navajo

b)

Shoshone

c)

Goshute

d)

Paiute

e)

Ute