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Native American Culture Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Southwest, there are many ________________, or flat-topped hills with steep sides.

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

mesas

2.

Some Native Americans were ___________, or moved from place to place.

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

nomadic

d)

mesa

3.

A ____________is a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.

a)
gorge
b)

artifact

c)

nomadic

d)

mesa

4.

An object made by a group of people is called a(n)

a)
artifact
b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

nomadic

5.

Each Native American group developed its own _____________, or way of living.

a)

mesa

b)

artifact

c)

culture

d)

gorge

6.

Some tribes were nomadic because

a)

A. they enjoyed different Weathers.

b)

B. they traded with other tribes.

c)

C. they needed to follow food.

d)

D. they build large houses made of hide

7.

How did natural resources affect the cultures of Native Americans?

a)

A. It influenced what they ate.

b)

B. It influenced what shelters they built.

c)

C. It influenced what types of clothes they wore.

d)

D. all of the above

8.

Which of the following items is an artifact? Select the letter next to the best answer.

a)

A. a gorge

b)

B. a culture

c)

C. a backpack

d)

D. an old clay pot

9.

Living by the _____________ allowed the Pomos to use clamshells for jewelry?

a)

A. ocean

b)

B. mountains

c)

C. high desert

d)

D. redwood forest

10.

What is a pueblo?

a)

A. a hill with a flat top and steep sides

b)

B. a basket woven from colorful plants

c)

C. an apartment building made of stone and adobe (clay

d)

D. a ceremony at which a teen becomes an adult

11.

Which animal—used for shelter, clothing, and shields—was so important to the Western Dakotas that they considered it sacred?

a)

A. bear

b)

B. bison

c)

C. eagle

d)

D. horse

12.

Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from

a)

rocks and clay bricks.

b)

animal skins and poles.

c)

small trees and bark or mats.

d)

underground holes and grass.

13.

Native Americans of the Plateau region got water from

a)

A. community wells.

b)

B. cactus stalks.

c)

C. large rivers.

d)

D. heavy rainfall.

14.

Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?

a)

to trap alligators for their skins

b)

to show their success hunting deer

c)

for warmth during the cold winters

d)

for protection from sharp saw grass

15.

This clay pot was made by the ________________. They used this to cook food.

a)

Hopis

b)

Pomo

c)

Cherokee

d)

Algonquin

16.

This birch-bark canoe was made by the ________________. They made this artifact because it was easy to move from stream to stream.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Pomo

c)

Algonquin

d)

Hopis

17.

This chickee house was made by the ________________. They made this artifact so that they could keep the heat and swamp out.

a)
Cherokee
b)

Algonquin

c)

Seminole

d)

Hopis