The 7 Cultural Regions of the Native Americans Chapter 3 Assessment The 7 Cultural Regions of the Native Americans

1. An object made and used by people is called____________. a mesa a culture an artifact a gorge

1. An object made and used by people is called C. an artifact

2. A group is called nomadic if it lives in an isolated area. owns very few possessions. moves from place to place. makes war on its neighbors.

2. A group is called nomadic if it C. moves from place to place.

3. Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry? ocean mountains high desert redwood forest

3. Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry? A. ocean

4. What is a pueblo? a hill with a flat top and steep sides a basket woven from colorful plants an apartment building made of stone and adobe a ceremony at which a teen becomes an adult

C. An apartment building made of stone and adobe 4. What is a pueblo? C. An apartment building made of stone and adobe

5. American Indians of the Plateau region got water from heavy rainfall. community wells. cactus stalks. large rivers.

5. American Indians of the Plateau region got water from D. large rivers.

6. Which animal - used for shelter, clothing, and shields – was so important to the Western Sioux that they considered it sacred? buffalo eagle horse bear

6. Which animal - used for shelter, clothing, and shields – was so important to the Western Sioux that they considered it sacred? A. buffalo

7. Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from animal skins and poles. underground holes and grass. rocks and clay bricks. small trees and bark or mats.

7. Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from D. small trees and bark or mats.

8. Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings? to trap alligators for their skins for protection from sharp saw grass to show their success hunting deer for warmth during the cold winters

8. Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings? B. For protection from sharp saw grass

9. Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles? shells seals trees bamboo

9. Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles? C. trees

10. The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed to let men make all the decisions. to avoid war among themselves. to move to the Great Plains. to live together in log homes.

10. The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed B. to avoid war among themselves.