Native American unit

Question 1

mesa

Answer 1

a hill with a flat top

Question 2

dugout

Answer 2

another name for a canoe

Question 3

longhouse

Answer 3

a home where several families live

Question 4

shaman

Answer 4

a medicine man

Question 5

adobe

Answer 5

a mixture of straw and clay baked into a brick

Question 6

potlatch

Answer 6

a celebration to raise and honor the totem poles

Question 7

kachina dolls

Answer 7

items used to educate children in the southwest about their culture

Question 8

kiva

Answer 8

a round, underground structure used for ceremonies

Question 9

agriculture

Answer 9

farming

Question 10

democracy

Answer 10

a form of government where all citizens are included

Question 11

drought

Answer 11

a period of little or no rain

Question 12

irrigation system

Answer 12

a waterway to get water to crops

Question 13

stockade

Answer 13

a high fence for protection

Question 14

maize

Answer 14

corn

Question 15

the three sister

Answer 15

corn, beans, and squash

Question 16

travois

Answer 16

a sled like device used to carry items. was often attached to dogs and horses to be pulled

Question 17

which region did the wealthy tribe members rule the clan

Answer 17

northwest coast

Question 18

which region used whales for food and tools

Answer 18

northwest coast

Question 19

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

Answer 19

southwest

Question 20

which region used travois to carry the prize of the hunt back to camp

Answer 20

great plains

Question 21

which region lived in wattle and daub homes

Answer 21

southeast