Native American Unit

Question 1

Mesa

Answer 1

Hill with flat top

Question 2

Dugout

Answer 2

Native American name for canoes made out of cedar wood

Question 3

Longhouse

Answer 3

Long rectangular permanent home where many families live

Question 4

Shaman

Answer 4

Medicine Man

Question 5

Pueblo

Answer 5

Spanish term for “town” or “village”

Question 6

Potlatch

Answer 6

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

Agriculture

Answer 8

Farming

Question 9

Democracy

Answer 9

A form of government where all citizens are included

Question 10

Drought

Answer 10

Long time with little to no rain or water

Question 11

Irrigation System

Answer 11

Waterways to get water from the rivers to water crops

Question 12

Stockade

Answer 12

High fence for protection

Question 13

Maize

Answer 13

Corn that can be grown in 24 kinds.

Question 14

Three Sisters

Answer 14

Corn, beans, and squash all grown together

Question 15

Travois

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Kiva

Answer 16

A round, underground structure used for ceremonies

Question 17

Adobe

Answer 17

A mixture of straw and clay baked into bricks

Question 18

Which region did the wealthy tribe members rule the clan?

Answer 18

Norwest Coast

Question 19

Which region used whales for food and tools?

Answer 19

Northwest Coast

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Southwest

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Great Plains

Question 22

Which region lived in wattle and daub homes?

Answer 22

Southwest