Chapter 3 Assessment

The 7 Cultural Regions of the Native Americans

1. An object made and used by people is called____________.

A. a mesaB. a cultureC. an artifactD. a gorge

1. An object made and used by people is called

C. an artifact

2. A group is called nomadic if it

A. lives in an isolated area.B. owns very few possessions.C. moves from place to place.D. 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?

A. oceanB. mountainsC. high desertD. 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. a hill with a flat top and steep sidesB. a basket woven from colorful plantsC. an apartment building made of stone and

adobeD. a ceremony at which a teen becomes an

adult

4. What is a pueblo?

C. An apartment building made of stone and adobe

5. American Indians of the Plateau region got water from

A. heavy rainfall.B. community wells.C. cactus stalks.D. 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?

A. buffaloB. eagleC. horseD. 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

A. animal skins and poles.B. underground holes and grass.C. rocks and clay bricks.D. 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?

A. to trap alligators for their skinsB. for protection from sharp saw grassC. to show their success hunting deerD. 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?

A. shellsB. sealsC. treesD. 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

A. to let men make all the decisions.B. to avoid war among themselves.C. to move to the Great Plains.D. to live together in log homes.

10. The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed

B. to avoid war among themselves.