WorksheetsStudies Weekly- Week 10 (Introduction to the Plains)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
Where were lodges built?
by rivers
on plains
near woods
next to mountains
What is the name of the Indian houses that were cone-shaped and moveable?
(a)
Every part of which animal was used to meet the tribe's needs?
bison
fox
rabbit
raccoon
The Cheyenne were composed of (a) different bands
Which tribe had a republic-like government?
Assiniboine
Comanche
Dakota
How were Plains tribes organized?
into councils
into districts
into bands
What language was invented for common trade goods?
Siouan
Arikara
Sign Language
What name refers to the way tribe members wore their hair?
Arikara
Pawnee
Blackfoot
Which language family traveled from eastern areas to the Plains?
Shoshone
Comanche
Algonquian
What was a common source of clothing for tribes of the Plains?
alligator skins
woven cloth
bison hides
bear fur
What natural resources was NOT used to decorate clothing in the Plains region?
alligator skin
feathers
porcupine quills
shells
What item of clothing did members of the Plains tribes wear for special ceremonies?
bison robes
headdresses
jewelry
moccasins
What did the native Plains people believe everything had?
a spirit
a name
a power
a dance
How did the Cree tribe name a child ?
by letting the child choose their name
by speaking the name to an elder
by writing a song for the child's name
Which is NOT a tribe that danced the Grass Dance style?
Omaha
Pawnee
Cherokee
Winnebago
Which was the only animal to return to the surface?
bison
horse
beaver
muskrat
Many groups believed there was a trickster god name (a)
How were lessons passed to children?
oral tradition
written records
religious schools
The (a) Nation is the largest tribe of the Plains region
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was a member of which Plains tribe?
Brule Sioux
Comanche
Kiowa Apache
What form of art was Richard Aitson known for?
basketry
beadwork
literature
painting
Thousands of American Indians still live in the Plains region today. They have the largest American Indian populations in the region. These states are:
(a)
Today, there are over (a) members who belong to the different bands of the Sioux Nation.
