WorksheetsChapter 1 Lesson 5 Study Guide
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
In addition to forests, what else can you conclude about the terrain and climate of the Eastern Woodlands region?
It was very dry.
It had poor, thin soil.
It had streams and rivers.
It was quite mountainous.
Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Part A?
A. “During the winter, men hunted game such as deer, bear, rabbits, beavers, and wild turkeys.”
B. “During spring, the soil was ideal for growing crops.”
C. “In summer, men fished, carved canoes, and built homes while women gathered berries and wild plants.”
D. “In autumn, the tribes gathered, dried, and stored the crops for the winter.”
What is the meaning of the term harvest?
watering crops
selling crops
planting crops
gathering crops
What was the main way in which most Native Americans of the Southeast Woodlands acquired their food?
fishing
hunting
farming
gathering
Match each group name to its description.
a confederacy of the Southeast Woodlands
Creek
a confederacy of the Northeast Woodlands
Natchez
a people originally from what is now Mississippi
Iroquois
a people originally from what is now Tennessee and Georgia
Cherokee
What was the main reason that the five nations joined together in the Iroquois Confederacy?
to obey the rulings of the clan mothers
to stop them from fighting with outsiders
to stop them from fighting with one another
to live with people who spoke similar languages
Based on this description, you can infer that the Iroquois government is most similar to the U.S. government in what way?
in the use of representatives
in the holding of general elections
in the protection of women's rights
in the establishment of the Presidency
Summarize the role corn played in the lives of the traditional Cherokee.
Corn was a staple food and central to Cherokee culture and daily life.
Corn was only used for trade with neighboring tribes.
Corn was rarely grown or consumed by the Cherokee.
Corn was primarily used as animal feed by the Cherokee.
