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Southwest Native Peoples Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Pueblo peoples use their natural surroundings to construct housing? (5.13.b) a) They dammed rivers to clear land. b) They built all structures underground. c) They used local clay to make adobe for bricks. d) They built wickiups from available plants and animal skins.

a)

They dammed rivers to clear land.

b)

They built all structures underground. .

c)

They used local clay to make adobe for bricks.

d)

They built wickiups from available plants and animal skins.

2.

Which statement best describes the Apache’s relations with the Diné? (5.13.b) a) They ignored the Diné. b) They raided Diné villages. c) They were friendly trade partners. d) They constantly warred with the Diné.

a)

They ignored the Diné.

b)

They were friendly trade partners.

c)

They raided Diné villages.

d)

They constantly warred with the Diné.

3.

What geographic features did most of the peoples on the map live near?

a)

valleys

b)

rivers

c)

oceans

d)

mountains

4.

Which people would be most likely to live in a building like this? (5.13.c)

a)

Plains peoples

b)

Pueblo tribes

c)

Apache

d)

Diné

5.

What is true of a Pueblo clan? Select the two correct answers. (5.13.c) a) Each clan only eats certain foods. b) Each clan has its own religious rituals. c) Each clan occupies and controls its own village. d) Each clan is responsible for governing one area of life. e) Each clan partners with a similar clan in another village.

a)

Each clan only eats certain foods.

b)

Each clan has its own religious rituals.

c)

Each clan occupies and controls its own village.

d)

Each clan is responsible for governing one area of life.

e)

Each clan partners with a similar clan in another village.

6.

What two main groups are the Pueblo peoples divided into?

a)

the eastern group and the western group

b)

the eastern group and the western group

c)

the cliff dwellers and the kiva dwellers

d)

the ancestors and the experts

7.

From where did the Apache migrate to the Southwest?

a)

a) Europe

b)

Canada

c)

Central America

d)

Eastern Woodlands

8.

What are the Sierra Blanca, Three Sisters Mountains, Oscura Mountain Peak, and Guadalupe Mountains? (5.13.c) a) the sacred mountains of the Apache b) the original home of the Ancestral Pueblo c) the places where the Holy People come from d) the sites of important battles between the Apache and Diné

a)

the sacred mountains of the Apache

b)

the original home of the Ancestral Pueblo

c)

the places where the Holy People come from

d)

the sites of important battles between the Apache and Diné

9.

Which direction does the door of these types of homes traditionally face?

a)

east

b)

north

c)

south

d)

west

10.

Who or what are the Diné communicating with as shown in these rugs?

a)

a) clan leaders

b)

supernatural beings

c)

sacred mountains

d)

other Native American nations

11.

What are the main similarities and differences among the Pueblo, Apache, and Diné?

a)

Pueblo and Diné both build homes that use mud to stay cool; the Diné and Apache both come from Canada and speak similar languages;

b)

the Apache were nomadic while the others were not; WHile

the Pueblo and Diné both weave fibers

c)

These tribes have no connects to each other

d)

The Diné use singers for religious ceremonies and healing and the Pueblo and Diné both weave fibers

e)

They all love mountians

12.

Apache people lived in a type of home called a(n) .

a)
wikiup
b)
teepee
c)

yurt

d)
igloo
13.

Pueblo peoples built homes made of ______

a)
wood
b)
steel
c)

adobe

d)
glass
14.

The term ___________refers to the type of home used by the Ancestral Pueblo.

a)

brick house

b)

concrete mess

c)

steel workers

d)

Cliff Dwellers

15.

A traditional Diné home is called a(n) ________

a)
hogan
b)
igloo
c)
yurt
d)
teepee
16.

A(n) _______________was dug into the ground to help keep it cool.

a)
oven
b)

kiva

c)
heater
d)
well
17.

Fibers from ____________the can be woven into clothing.

a)

bricks

b)

plastic

c)

yucca

d)
plants
18.

. A(n) __________has a river flowing at the bottom of it.

a)

mountain

b)

canyon

c)

yucca

d)

adobe

19.

Which region had less resources than other regions?

a)

Northeast Woodlands

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

20.

The Mississippi River was a resource for which two groups?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast Woodlands

c)

Plains

d)

Northwest Coast

e)

Southeast

21.

Water was hard to find in this region and had to be collected in irrigation canals to water crops.

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast Woodlands

22.

What ancient Southwest traditions did the Pueblo people use?

a)

irrigation and multi-story cliff dwelling

b)

raising sheep

c)

only using irrigation for farming

d)

only houses built many stories high in cliffs

23.

Which Native American cultural region was found in the orange area of the map?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

24.
The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert. What were the houses of the Southwest called?
a)
longhouses
b)
tepees
c)
wigwams
d)
pueblos
25.

The Southwest cultural region's climate is best described as:

a)

Cool summers, mild winters

b)

Hot and dry most of the year with little to no rainfall

c)

4 seasons

d)

Tundra

26.
Southwest Native Americans created their own jewelry made of
a)
Diamonds
b)
Silver
c)
Beads
d)
Turquoise
27.

Which word from the box completes this sentence? The Navajo soldiers trained for battle as well as practicing the (a)   code.

28.
How did the code talkers affect the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
a)
They sent more than 800 coded messages.
b)
They were captured and the code was discovered.
c)
They didn't help so the U.S. lost the battle.
d)
They got lost and didn't make it to the battle.
29.
Why didn't very many people know about the work of the code talkers?
a)
They all died in the war.
b)
The code wasn't successful so the military didn't want people to know about it.
c)
The U.S. military wanted to keep it a secret in case they needed to use the code again.
d)
No one remembered using the code because it wasn't important.