Native American Unit

Question 1

Mesa

Answer 1

A hill with flat tops

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 bricks

Question 6

Potlatch

Answer 6

A celebration to raise and honor the totem poles

Question 7

Kachina Dolls

Answer 7

Items used to educate kids 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 the crops

Question 13

Stockade

Answer 13

A high fence for protection

Question 14

Maize

Answer 14

Corn

Question 15

Three Sisters

Answer 15

Corn, beans, and squash

Question 16

Travois

Answer 16

A sled 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 clay mixture 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

Southwest

Question 22

Why would a tribe choose to live in a tipi instead of a lodge

Answer 22

To pack up their home from place to place and follow their food source

Question 23

Why did the Southwest region develop irrigation systems

Answer 23

In the southwest region there was little rain so they made the irrigation system