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- 1. Multiple Choice
An object that helps us understand how people lived long ago is a(n) ____________________.
artifact
nomadic
culture
mesas
- 2. Multiple Choice
Some American Indians were ____________________, or moved from place to place.
artifact
nomadic
culture
mesas
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the Southwest, there are many ____________________, or flat-topped hills with steep sides.
artifact
nomadic
culture
mesas
- 4. Multiple Choice
Each American Indian group developed its own ____________________, or way of living.
artifact
nomadic
culture
mesas
- 5. Multiple Choice
A ________________________ is an area of the world where people develop similar ways of life.
political region
cultural region
climate region
landform region
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following items is an artifact?
a gorge
a culture
a backpack
an old clay pot
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did the American Indians who lived in the Great Basin have a nomadic lifestyle?
They were afraid of other hostile tribes.
They wanted to avoid animals like alligators.
They had to move in order to find more food.
They wanted to create larger and better houses.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did the Seminoles, part of the Southeast cultural region, protect their home from swampy ground?
They built them near the tops of the trees.
They carved them into the cliff walls.
They surrounded them by drainage ditches.
They built them three feet above the ground.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Kwakiutls from the northwest coast expressed their family history and social position by________.
carving totem poles to place outside their homes.
decorating pots with black geometric designs and images.
weaving highly decorative hats from local grasses.
painting warriors’ shields with scenes of family history.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry?
ocean
mountains
high desert
redwood forest
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is a pueblo?
a hill with a flat top and steep sides
a basket woven from colorful plants
a ceremony at which a teen becomes an adult
an apartment building made of stone and adobe
- 12. Multiple Choice
American Indians of the Southeast had to adapt to...
desert terrain.
long, cold winters.
urban living.
a hot climate.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which animal—used for shelter, clothing, and shields—was so important to the Western Dakotas that they considered it sacred?
bear
bison
eagle
horse
- 14. Multiple Choice
Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from...
small trees and bark or mats.
rocks and clay bricks.
underground holes and grass.
animal skins and poles.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?
to trap alligators for their skins
to show their success hunting deer
for warmth during the cold winters
for protection from sharp saw grass and mosquitoes
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Algonquins built two different wigwams—lightweight ones for summer and larger, warmer ones for winter. This demonstrates that the Algonquins...
were nomadic.
had different leaders.
adapted to their climate.
built houses below ground.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Because few animals lived on the Plateau, the Yakimas often ate...
camas roots dug from the ground.
fish caught from the rivers.
corn, beans, and squash that they farmed.
grasses gathered along the flatlands.
- 18. Multiple Choice
How did the Yakimas adapt to the harsh conditions of life on the Plateau?
They built their homes without walls to catch the breezes in this hot, humid region.
They built cliff dwellings out of stone and adobe because there was little wood available.
They built their lightweight homes out of buffalo hides so they could move frequently.
They built their winter homes partly underground to insulate themselves from the bitter cold.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Using the map, what Native American cultural region can be found at 35° North Latitude, 120° West Longitude?
Southeast
California-Intermountain
Great Plains
Southwest
- 20. Multiple Choice
How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?
Natural resources influenced only the clothes of American Indian cultures.
Natural resources influenced only the food of American Indian cultures.
Natural resources influenced only the shelter of American Indian cultures.
Natural resources influenced the clothes, food, and shelter of American Indian cultures.
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