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Native Americans

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Arctic Region, American Indians lived in homes made of ______ called ______.

a)
Snow, igloos
b)
  1. Buffalo skin, teepees

c)
  1. Adobe clay, pueblos

d)
  1. Cedar wood, longhouses

2.

American Indians in the southwest region built their homes on the side of cliffs using blocks of hardened clay called _____.

a)
adobe
b)

parka

c)

maize

d)

wigwam

3.

In which region did the Northwest Indians live?

a)

Region 1

b)

Region 2

c)

Region 3

d)

Region 4

4.

In the Plains region, American Indians relied on this animal for the materials they needed to build teepees.

a)

Buffalo

b)

Rabbit

c)

Salmon

d)

Duck

5.

In the southeast region, American Indian people used palmetto leaves and cypress logs to build homes called _____.

a)
chickees
b)

igloos

c)

teepees

d)

cave

6.

In the Northwest region, they built ____ to tell stories and identify the family members.

a)
totem poles
b)

canoes

c)

longhouse

d)

wigwam

7.

In the Northeast region, people built permanent houses called ______ and temporary houses called ______.

a)
Longhouses, wigwams
b)

Adobes, chickees

c)
  1. Teepees, wickiups

d)
  1. Igloos, teepees

8.

What was another name for corn?

a)

Chickee

b)

Squash

c)

Maize

d)

Popcorn

9.

Many American Indian tribes wore ______ to protect their feet.

a)
Moccasins
b)

parka

c)

breechcloth

d)

cape

10.

In the Arctic region, they wore _____ to protect them from the harsh, freezing climate.

a)
Parkas
b)

breechcloth

c)

loinscloth

d)

buckskin

11.

In the Northwest region, tribes used the huge cedar trees for many different things. Which is NOT a way that they used the wood from the cedar trees?

a)

To build canoes

b)

For their moccasins

c)

For their clothing

d)

To build plank houses

12.

In which region did the Plains Indians live?

a)

Region 1

b)

Region 2

c)

Region 3

d)

Region 4

13.

Most Native American women

a)

cooked and took care of the family

b)

hunted and farmed

c)

cooked and rode horses

d)

built houses and hunted

e)

made jewelry and canoes

14.

Most Native American men ______ to provide food for the tribe.

a)
hunted or fished
b)

built boats

c)

made pottery

d)

cooked