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Southeast and Plains Natives Review Game

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.


Which geographic feature had the greatest effect on the Cherokee people?

a)

The Mississippi River Delta

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

Gulf of Mexico

2.

How is a person’s clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast?

a)

by a test

b)

The tribe leader assigns roles

c)

By birth

d)

by personal choice

e)

by a religious leader

3.

In Southeast nations, why were parts of towns designated as red and white? (Choose 2)

a)

One part of the town was responsible for war

b)

One part of the town was responsible for peace

c)

One part of the town was responsible for spreading the religious beliefs of animism

d)

One part of the town was responsible for hunting/ gathering

e)

One part was for men, and the other was for women.

4.

What was the purpose of the sport of stickball? (Choose 2)

a)

To bring children into adulthood

b)

To settle disputes

c)

To choose a new chief

d)

To have fun

e)

To bring children into adulthood

5.

What is celebrated at the midsummer busk?

a)

Animism

b)

The harvest of corn

c)

The birth of new clan members

d)

The harvest of the three sisters

6.

Who created the Cherokee syllabary?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

chiefs of the Creek Confederacy

c)

Europeans who studied the Creeks

d)

Sequoyah

7.

What is the significance of the syllabary?

a)

The Cherokee peoples could learn to read and write within two weeks.

b)

It made the Cherokee language easier to pass on.

c)

It helped Cherokees negotiate with Americans.

d)

It allowed for Cherokees to make favorable trade deals.

8.

Which nation’s people made these items?

a)

the Catawba

b)

the Seminole

c)

the Cherokee

d)

the Mississippians

9.

How did the peoples of the Plains treat the bison?

a)

They rode them into battle.

b)

They used them to carry supplies.

c)

They worshipped them as sacred beings.

d)

They used them for food and raw materials.

10.

What did Plains peoples develop for communication between nations?

a)

slang

b)

sign language

c)

written language

d)

picture language

11.

What is this type of home called?

a)

tepee

b)

wigwam

c)

longhouse

d)

earth lodge

12.

What did sharing a calumet signal?

a)

offer to marry

b)

desire to trade

c)

declaration of war

d)

intention to become chief

13.

What kind of relationship did Plains children have with their grandparents?

a)

serious and respectful

b)

competitive

c)

distant

d)

joking

14.

Which group in Plains societies was mainly responsible for building and maintaining earth lodges?

a)

women

b)

children

c)

elderly people

d)

men

15.

What religious belief did most Plains peoples share?

a)

There exists one all-powerful god.

b)

The chief’s power comes from the gods.

c)

A spirit exists in all people, animals, and things.

d)

Doing good deeds brings rewards in the afterlife

16.

What does this item (winter count) represent?

a)

the political standing of the person who made it

b)

important events that occurred in the past

c)

offerings made to the gods

d)

items owed in a trade

17.

What do the feathers in this head covering represent?

a)

enemies killed in battle

b)

age

c)

wealth

d)

brave deeds

18.

How did forming a confederacy help the Creek peoples?

a)

It helped to defend against enemies

b)

A confederacy helped them have a common language

c)

It was easier to trade with each other

d)

All of the above

19.

Which geographic features are most of the groups on the map close to? (Choose 2)

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Missouri River

d)

Gulf of Mexico

e)

Mississippi River

20.

What was the primary role of the Shaman in Plains societies?

a)

Leading the tribe in battle

b)

Performing religious ceremonies and healing

c)

Building and maintaining earth lodges

d)

Trading with other tribes

21.

What was the significance of the 'Three Sisters' in the cultures of the Southeast?

a)

They were the three main gods worshipped

b)

They were the three main crops: corn, beans, and squash

c)

They were the three main tribes in the region

d)

They were the three main rivers in the region

22.

What was the primary use of the bison's hide by the Plains peoples?

a)

Used as currency for trade

b)

Used to make clothing and tepee covers

c)

Used as a food source

d)

Used in religious ceremonies

23.

Which animal was considered sacred and central to the Plains peoples' way of life?

a)

Deer

b)

Bear

c)

Bison

d)

Eagle

24.

What was the primary purpose of the 'Sun Dance' among the Plains peoples?

a)

To celebrate the summer solstice

b)

To ensure a successful hunt

c)

To seek spiritual renewal and healing

d)

To honor the tribal chief

25.
The Cherokee had a winter home and summer home.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

The tribes of the Southeast consisted of......

a)

Cherokee, Chickadee, Choctaw, Creek, Sequoia

b)

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole

c)

Cherokee, Cheyenne, Crow, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole

27.
This house is called:
a)
Pit house
b)
Daub house
c)
Chickee house
d)
Plank house
28.

Why were the chickee homes elevated off the ground in the southeast

a)

To let air come in during the summer months

b)

To prevent flooding in the swamps and to keep dangerous animals out

c)

They didn't live in chickees

d)

For a better view over the swamps

29.

The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What term would they fall under?

a)
Nomads
b)
Wigwams
c)

Settlers

d)

Natives

30.

Which of the following describes the earth lodges in which some Plains tribes lived?

a)

cone shaped tents

b)

adobe homes built on top of each other

c)

home built with branches

d)

circular homes built over a shallow pit and covered with sod

31.

Indigenous American means the same thing as Native American.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which material was most commonly used by the Plains peoples to construct tepees?

a)

Animal hides

b)

Stone

c)

Wooden planks

d)

Clay bricks

33.

What was a major reason for the mobility of many Plains tribes?

a)

To avoid conflicts with settlers

b)

To escape harsh winters

c)

To find new trading partners

d)

To follow migrating bison herds

34.

Which body of water is south of both the Great Plains and the Southeast?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico/ America

d)

Gulf of Guinea

35.

Which geographic feature is west of the Great Plains?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Gulf of Mexico/ America

c)

Grasslands

d)

Mississippi River

36.

Which geographic feature is located in present day Florida?

a)

Ohio River

b)

Everglades

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mississippi River

37.

Which of the following are Mound Builders?

a)

Hopewell, Choctaw, Amenda

b)

Mississippians, Hogwell, Seminole

c)

Chickee, Creek, Cherokee

d)

Adena, Mississippians, Hopewell

38.

What is the purpose of mounds in the Southeast? (Choose 2)

a)

Housing

b)

Religious rituals

c)

Burials

d)

Storage

39.

How did the natives get to the Americas?

a)

They were born here

b)

The Bering Straight

c)

Slave trade

d)

None of the above

40.

Where you live affects how you live.

a)

True

b)

False