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Worksheets2.2 Study Guide
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
How did the Ancestral Puebloans respond to long droughts?
They built homes in the sides of cliffs.
They left their villages and moved closer to water sources.
They began digging ditches to water their crops.
They formed alliances with neighboring people.
long period of extremely dry weather
drought
Hoyaneh
council
artifact
The main purpose of the Iroquois League was to
end warfare among its members.
unite members under a single government.
promote trade among its members.
make peace with the Algonquians.
How did the Ancient Puebloans adapt to their physical environment?
They built networks of ditches to irrigate the desert.
They cleared forests to make room for farmland.
They relied on fishing and hunting for food.
They built mounds to increase farmland.
What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians?
housing complexes built into the side of cliffs
kayaks designed to hunt animals over long distances
large earthen mounds built for religious purposes
totem poles decorated with animal symbols
The Ancestral Puebloans were a group of peoples who had to learn to adapt to
a cold, dry climate
a warm, rainy climate
a cold, wet climate
a warm, dry climate
Read the quote.
“I am Dekanawidah [identified as the traditional founder of the Iroquois Confederacy] and with the Five Nations confederate [united for a common purpose] lords I plant the Tree of the Great Peace. . . . Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you Adodarhoh [an Onondaga chief], and your cousin lords. . . . There shall you sit and watch the council fire of the confederacy of the Five Nations, and all the affairs of the Five Nations shall be transacted at this place before you. . . . We place at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves an eagle who is able to see afar. If he sees in the distance any evil approaching or any danger threatening he will at once warn the people of the confederacy. The smoke of the confederate council fire shall ever ascend and pierce the sky so that other nations who may be allies may see the council fire of the Great Peace . . .” —Iroquois Constitution
Based on this excerpt, what was the purpose of the Iroquois League?
o maintain an ever-burning fire as a symbol of unity
to work together and defend each other to keep peace
to establish laws that all American Indian nations were to follow
to provide comfort and care for visiting tribal leaders
Which early American Indian group is referred to as mound builders?
Ancestral Puebloans
Mississippians
Great Plains people
Inuit
Which of the following American Indian culture groups was most likely to use canoes?
Northwestern peoples
Southwestern peoples
Great Plains peoples
Puebloan peoples
North American civilization of mound builders with a prosperous society
Iroquois League
Ancestral Puebloans
Mississippian Culture
alliance
Scientists rely heavily upon what kind of evidence to learn about early American Indians like the Mississippians?
written records
stone monuments
religious epics
artifacts
