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WorksheetsAmerican Indians
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which region did American Indians live in cone-shaped homes made from buffalo hides and tree limbs (teepees)?
Arctic
Northeast
Plains
Southwest
American Indians in this region used the Pacific Ocean as a source for food like salmon.
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
What was NOT available to American Indians long ago?
food
shelter
clothing
electricity
Which was the most important source of food for the American Indians in the Plains?
beavers
buffalo
deer
polar bears
Which American Indian region hunted bison? They had to travel when the bison moved so their homes were temporary.
Northwest
Southwest
Plains
Arctic
What region built permanent longhouses, ate salmon, whales, and seals?
Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
What region built permanent homes called pueblos from stones, mud, and adobe clay?
Southwest
Northeast
Plains
Arctic
The Southeast Indians were ____________ people because the women harvested crops such as corn, beans, & squash.
hunting
farming
fishing
none of the above
Northwest Native Americans built their shelter with
cedar planks and bark
adobe clay
buffalo skin
ice
Which region would this be a shelter?
Southeast
Northeast
Southwest
Arctic
This chickee is made of wood and leaves on a raised platform. What region would this be the shelter?
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Arctic
The Native Americans in this region followed the buffalo, because it was their source of food, clothing, and shelter.
Northeast
Plains
Northwest
Southwest
The Northwest Indians would build these special figures called _________, designed to represent their families as a symbol of unity, pride, and tradition.
clay masks
kachina dolls
totem poles
blankets
What are these images examples of?
American Indian art
American Indian hunting tools
American Indian survival tools
American Indian goods for trade
American Indians today help preserve American Indian cultures of the past through art, powwows, literature, and film.
True
False
Which of the following is a contribution that American Indians have made to American life?
Government and Literature
Pottery and baskets
Beadwork and Jewelry
All of the above
Corn, also known as maize, was important to the survival of American Indians. Its importance was so great that corn became a part of ceremony, and symbol of wisdom. Which region was corn the main food source?
Northeast
Artic
Southwest
Plains
Deer was a vital resource for food, clothing and tools in which two American Indian Regions?
Northeast
Artic
Southeast
Northwest
