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Plains Indians

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most Plains tribes celebrated with this ceremony before the buffalo hunt.

a)

Pow wow

b)

Potlatch

c)

Sun Dance

d)

Kiva

2.

Tribes on the Central Plains, or the Eastern Plains, lived in these round houses made of earth or soil.

a)

Chickees

b)

Teepees

c)

Wigwams

d)

Lodges

3.

Many Plains people kept their history on what is called a ....

a)

Kiva

b)

Pemmican

c)

Earth Lodge

d)

Calendar Robe

4.

Dried buffalo meat and berries mixed together that was eaten on the Plains is called...

a)

Pemmican

b)

Palisades

c)

Potlatch

d)

Pueblo

5.

The people of the Great Plains were considered to be nomadic. What does it mean to be nomadic?

a)

They only ate vegetables

b)

They sacrificed humans to their gods

c)

They only ate meat

d)

They traveled a lot and didn't stay in one place

6.

Tribes that lived on the ____________ ________________ were mainly hunters.

a)

Central Plains/Eastern Plains

b)

Great Plains/Western Plains

7.

This tool was made of two wooden poles tied together.

a)

Palisade

b)

Travois

c)

Pemmican

d)

Calendar Robe

8.

A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event is a....

a)

Council

b)

Lodge

c)

Ceremony

d)

Nomad

9.

A group of leaders who meet to make decisions are a ....

a)

Palisade

b)

Pemmican

c)

Ceremony

d)

Council

10.

This is a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses.

a)

Sod

b)

Travois

c)

Kiva

d)

Pemmican

11.

A portable dwelling of some Native American peoples especially on the Great Plains, with a framework of poles covered in skins or bark.

a)

tepee

b)

wigwam

c)

longhouse

d)

travois

12.

A frame pulled by a dog or horse, formerly used by Plains Indians as a way of transporting goods and belongings

a)

sled

b)

wagon

c)

travois

d)

weir

13.

Which of the following animals was central to the culture and survival of the Plains Indians, providing food, clothing, and tools?

a)

A) Buffalo

b)

B) Deer

c)

C) Rabbit

d)

D) Bear

14.

What was the primary means of transportation for the Plains Indians before the introduction of horses by Europeans?

a)

A) Canoe

b)

B) Travois

c)

C) Wagon

d)

D) Sled

15.

Which of the following was a common spiritual practice among the Plains Indians, often involving fasting and dancing to connect with the spiritual world?

a)

A) Sun Dance

b)

B) Rain Dance

c)

C) Ghost Dance

d)

D) Harvest Dance