Native American Assessment
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- Q1The following list describes tribes in which region? * hosted potlatches * made totem poles * used dugout canoesPacific Northwest CoastEastern WoodlandsSouthwestSoutheast60s
- Q2What did the Southeastern tribes and the Pacific Northwest Coast tribes have in common?They both lived in tepees.They both made totem poles.They both hunted buffalo.They both fished.60s
- Q3In what region did they have a matriarchal society, meaning the women were most important?PlateauEastern WoodlandsCaliforniaGreat Basin60s
- Q4The following list describes what region? * Land was barren * Lived in Wickiups or Hogans * Natural resources included sagebrush, roots and nuts * Performed the Round Dance *Was land-locked, did not live near an OceanNorthwest CoastCaliforniaPlateauGreat Basin60s
- Q5Native American tribes spoke different languages. This made it challenging for communication. How did they overcome this challenge?they developed a common sign languagethey all decided to learn the same languagethey drew pictographs on the dirt to communicatethey used smoke signals to talk between tribes60s
- Q6Buffalo is the primary natural resource for what region?Great BasinPlateauEastern WoodlandsPlains60s
- Q7BEFORE settlers came to America, Native Americans had different methods of transportation those methods were:Walking, horses, dogs and canoesHorseback, using dogs, walkingBy foot onlyBy foot, with canoes, and with dogs60s
- Q8Native Americans of the Northwest Coast lived in two different styles of homes depending on the season. Those home were:Hogans and plank housesPlank houses and summer hutsWigawams and TepeesIgloos and huts60s
- Q9The following list describes what region? * In the North they lived in roundhouses * Tribes in the south lived in wickiups * Mild climate, near a coast * Salmon, trout, snakes, deer and elk were food sources * Women were well known for their elaborate basket makingPlateauCaliforniaNorthwest CoastGreat Basin60s
- Q10The following list describes what region? * Lived in tule longhouses in the winter * Temporary brush houses in the summer * Food sources: deer, elk, small game * Participated in many ceremonies, including a whipping ceremonyGreat BasinEastern WoodlandsCaliforniaPlateau60s
- Q11Southwest Native American made Kachina dolls were made to honor Kachinas. What were Kachinas?The Great Spiritspiritscelebrationstribe chief60s
- Q12In the Eastern woodlands they lived in homes called a longhouse. Only one family lived in each house.truefalse60s
- Q13The Seminole tribes in the southeast lived in chickees, these homes werehomes that were on stilts and open on the sidesbuilt of sun dried clay brickstepees built with buffalo hideshomes that were dug into the earth and covered with grass60s
- Q14VOCAB: People who get their food by hunting animals and gathering nuts roots, seeds and berries.huntersnomadichunter-gatherersfarmers60s
- Q15VOCAB: People who grow their own foodfarmersnomadicnatural resourcehunter-gatherers60s