Native American Unit

Question 1

Mesa

Answer 1

A hill with a flat top

Question 2

Dugout

Answer 2

canoes made from cedar wood

Question 3

Longhouse

Answer 3

Long rectangular houses

Question 4

Shaman

Answer 4

The Medicine Man

Question 5

Pueblo

Answer 5

A spanish term for town or village

Question 6

Potlatch

Answer 6

A celebration to honor a totem pole.

Question 7

Kachina Dolls

Answer 7

Items that would educate children in the southwest about their culture

Question 8

Kiva

Answer 8

A round, underground structures used for ceremonies

Question 9

Agriculture

Answer 9

Farming

Question 10

Democracy

Answer 10

a form of government where all citizens have a say.

Question 11

Irrigation system

Answer 11

A waterway to get water to crops

Question 12

Stockade

Answer 12

A high fence for protection

Question 13

Maize

Answer 13

Corn

Question 14

Three Sisters

Answer 14

Corn, Squash, and beans

Question 15

Travois

Answer 15

A frame that is made from poles & skins.

Question 16

Which region did the wealthy tribe members rule the clan?

Answer 16

Northwest Coast

Question 17

Which region used whales for food and tools?

Answer 17

Northwest Coast

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Southwest

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Great plains

Question 20

Which region lived in wattle and daub homes?

Answer 20

Southeast

Question 21

Drought

Answer 21

a period of little or no rain