Native American Unit

Question 1

Mesa

Answer 1

Hills with flat tops

Question 2

Dugout

Answer 2

Canoes made out of cedar wood

Question 3

Longhouse

Answer 3

Long rectangular houses made of huge cedar planks

Question 4

Pueblo

Answer 4

A Spanish term for “town or “village”

Question 5

Potlatch

Answer 5

A celebration that lasted for days

Question 6

Kachina Dolls

Answer 6

Helped to teach tribal religion to the clan’s children and help with the harvest

Question 7

Shaman

Answer 7

People who used magic to cure the sick and control spiritual forces

Question 8

Agriculture

Answer 8

Farming

Question 9

Democracy

Answer 9

Includes all citizens in their government

Question 10

Drought

Answer 10

`When it hasn’t rained for days and people don’t have much water

Question 11

Irrigation System

Answer 11

Waterways that were dug from the river across the dry land to where the crops were planted

Question 12

Stockade

Answer 12

A high fence for protection

Question 13

Maize

Answer 13

A series of corn

Question 14

The Three Sisters

Answer 14

Corn, squash, and beans

Question 15

Travois

Answer 15

A frame made from poles and skins

Question 16

Nomad

Answer 16

Wanderers

Question 17

Which region did the wealthy tribe members rule the clan?

Answer 17

The Northwest Coast

Question 18

Which region used whales for food and tools?

Answer 18

The Northwest Coast

Question 19

Which region used a mixture of clay and straw to build their homes?

Answer 19

The Southwest

Question 20

Which region used travois to carry the prize of the hunt back to camp?

Answer 20

The Great Plains

Question 21

Which region lived in wattle and daub homes?

Answer 21

The Southeast