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Inquired Native American Vocabulary

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something used from the environment to help one survive.

a)

Culture

b)

Resource

c)

Artifact

d)

Cactus Hill

2.

What word means the skill of raising plants and animals for human use?

a)

irrigation

b)

travois

c)

agriculture

d)

surplus

3.

The language, customs, ideas and art of a particular group of people

a)

culture

b)

authorized

c)

triumph

d)

terror

4.

What is a kayak?

a)

small Native American boat made out of animal skins

b)

an underground chamber where Native American men held religious ceremonies

c)

a large wooden carving created by Native Americans

d)

a feast held by wealthy Native American families of the Northwest

5.

What is a tepee?

a)

Native American house made of mud plaster over a framework of wooden poles

b)

a Native American religious leader

c)

a food mixture of corn, beans and squash

d)

a Native American cone shaped tent made from buffalo hides

6.

People who were the first inhabitants of North America

a)

American Colonists

b)

Natives

c)

Native Americans

d)

Cactus Hill Man

7.

Materials that are found in nature and that can be used by people in many ways.

a)

settlement

b)

shelter

c)

natural resources

d)

transportation

8.

The language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people.

a)

tribe

b)

settlement

c)

nomadic

d)

culture

9.

A group of families or people with ONE LEADER.

a)

nomadic

b)

shelter

c)

culture

d)

tribe

10.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition: 
a form of corn
a)
sweet corn
b)
maize
c)
farming
d)
agriculture
11.

This is a group of Native Americans based on their location, language, religion or customs.

a)

Kachina Dolls

b)

Tribes

c)

Totem Poles

d)

Pueblos

12.

A tall wooden post carved with symbols is called a ____.

a)

Totem Poles

b)

Kachinas

c)

Longhouses

d)

Chickees

13.
Trading goods without money is called:
a)
wampum
b)
barter
c)
staple
d)
confederation
14.

A groups stories and customs is called a ....

a)

folktale

b)

myth

c)

fable

d)

legend

15.

An object that was made long ago by people is an:

a)

ice cube

b)

artifact

c)

weather

16.
Which word means an activity done for a special purpose?
a)
Ceremony
b)
Drought
c)
Potlatch
d)
Powwow
17.

What indian groups live in this type of home?

a)

Arctic

b)

Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

Southwest

18.

What kind of indian home is this?

a)

abode

b)

igloo

c)

plank house

d)

tepee

19.

What kind of indian home is this?

a)

pueblo

b)

igloo

c)

plank house

d)

tepee

20.

What is this called?

a)

tepee

b)

canoe

c)

home

d)

totem pole

21.

What is this called?

a)

cedar tree

b)

totem pole

c)

canoe

d)

sail boat

22.

what were these types of homes mostly made out of?

a)

clay

b)

ice

c)

trees

d)

animal hide

23.

What does barter mean?

a)

To trade

b)

To take and not return

c)

To borrow

d)

To eat