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Studies Weekly- Week 10 (Introduction to the Plains)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were lodges built?

a)

by rivers

b)

on plains

c)

near woods

d)

next to mountains

2.

What is the name of the Indian houses that were cone-shaped and moveable?

(a)  

3.

Every part of which animal was used to meet the tribe's needs?

a)

bison

b)

fox

c)

rabbit

d)

raccoon

4.

The Cheyenne were composed of (a)   different bands

5.

Which tribe had a republic-like government?

a)

Assiniboine

b)

Comanche

c)

Dakota

6.

How were Plains tribes organized?

a)

into councils

b)

into districts

c)

into bands

7.

What language was invented for common trade goods?

a)

Siouan

b)

Arikara

c)

Sign Language

8.

What name refers to the way tribe members wore their hair?

a)

Arikara

b)

Pawnee

c)

Blackfoot

9.

Which language family traveled from eastern areas to the Plains?

a)

Shoshone

b)

Comanche

c)

Algonquian

10.

What was a common source of clothing for tribes of the Plains?

a)

alligator skins

b)

woven cloth

c)

bison hides

d)

bear fur

11.

What natural resources was NOT used to decorate clothing in the Plains region?

a)

alligator skin

b)

feathers

c)

porcupine quills

d)

shells

12.

What item of clothing did members of the Plains tribes wear for special ceremonies?

a)

bison robes

b)

headdresses

c)

jewelry

d)

moccasins

13.

What did the native Plains people believe everything had?

a)

a spirit

b)

a name

c)

a power

d)

a dance

14.

How did the Cree tribe name a child ?

a)

by letting the child choose their name

b)

by speaking the name to an elder

c)

by writing a song for the child's name

15.

Which is NOT a tribe that danced the Grass Dance style?

a)

Omaha

b)

Pawnee

c)

Cherokee

d)

Winnebago

16.

Which was the only animal to return to the surface?

a)

bison

b)

horse

c)

beaver

d)

muskrat

17.

Many groups believed there was a trickster god name (a)  

18.

How were lessons passed to children?

a)

oral tradition

b)

written records

c)

religious schools

19.

The (a)   Nation is the largest tribe of the Plains region

20.

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was a member of which Plains tribe?

a)

Brule Sioux

b)

Comanche

c)

Kiowa Apache

21.

What form of art was Richard Aitson known for?

a)

basketry

b)

beadwork

c)

literature

d)

painting

22.

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)  

23.

Today, there are over (a)   members who belong to the different bands of the Sioux Nation.