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Native American Cultures

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Anasazi lived in an area where 4 present-day Southwest states meet. This area is called the:
a)
Four States region
b)
Four Corners region
c)
Four Borders region
d)
Four Counties region
2.
These aboveground houses made of adobe were built by the Anasazi
a)
Kivas
b)
Mounds
c)
Pueblos
d)
Teepees
3.
These underground ceremonial chambers were used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi.
a)
Kivas
b)
Mounds
c)
Pueblos
d)
Teepees
4.
The Mississippian and the Hopewell are two examples of:
a)
Arctic tribes
b)
Iroquois Tribes
c)
Mount-building cultures
d)
Southwest Tribes
5.
Geographic locations that influence societies are called:
a)
Geopoints
b)
Culture Areas
c)
Lokals
d)
Geo Areas
6.
The Inuit and Aleut were arctic tribes that lived in:
a)
Teepees
b)
Pueblos
c)
Kivas
d)
Igloos
7.
Both the Inuit and the Aleut depended on this animal for tasks such as hunting and pulling sleds.
a)
Reindeer
b)
Santa's helpers
c)
Bison
d)
Dogs
8.
This is a term that means ancestor or animal spirit
a)
Wigwam
b)
Powow
c)
Totem
d)
Potlatch
9.
These feasts gave leaders a chance to show off their generosity and give away their belongings.
a)
Gala
b)
Potluck
c)
Potlatch
d)
Potsticker
10.
The Pueblo religion focused on 2 key areas of Pueblo life:
a)
Rain and Maize
b)
Rain and Sun
c)
Sun and Moon
d)
Moon and Stars
11.
Groups that move from place to place hunting and foraging are called:
a)
Sedentary
b)
Nomadic
c)
Stationary
d)
Travelers
12.
This region stretches from Canada to Texas and is bordered by the Mississippi Valley and the Rocky Mountains
a)
Death Valley
b)
Great Plains
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest Tribes
13.
Tribes in the Great Plains region built cone-shaped shelters called:
a)
Kivas
b)
Pueblos
c)
Mounds
d)
Teepees
14.
Native Americans used this animal for not only food, but also shields, clothing and coverings.
a)
Deer
b)
Buffalo
c)
Elk
d)
Bears
15.
This means that people trace their ancestry through their mothers.
a)
Patriarchy
b)
Patrilineal
c)
Maternal
d)
Matrilineal
16.
Many southeastern tribes used strings of beads for money. These were called:
a)
wigwam
b)
powwow
c)
wampum
d)
totem
17.
The Iroguois lived in rectangular homes made from logs and bark. These were called:
a)
Longhouses
b)
Shorthouses
c)
Teepees
d)
Pueblos
18.
Five Iroguois nations made an alliance called the Iroquois:
a)
Truce
b)
League
c)
Team
d)
Friendship
19.
The Iroquois Confederation's primary responsibility was to:
a)
Provide food for members
b)
Provide water for members
c)
Provide safety for members
d)
Provide friendship for members
20.
The Iroquois created a government based on an oral constitution called the:
a)
Great Law of Rules
b)
Great Law of Security
c)
Great Law of Liberty
d)
Great Law of Peace
21.
Many Native Americans believed in a spiritual connection to the:
a)
Underworld
b)
Cosmic World
c)
Natural World
d)
Waterworld
22.
In many Native American belief systems, this stood at the center of the earth.
a)
A flower
b)
A tree
c)
A lake
d)
A buffalo
23.
True or False: Native Americans held similar views on land ownership with the Europeans.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Don't click here
d)
Don't click here
24.
True or False: Women played an essential role in many Native American tribves.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Don't click here
d)
Don't click here
25.
Older, respected women in the Iroquois community were called:
a)
godmothers
b)
tribe mothers
c)
clanmothers
d)
group mothers