Native Americans test Flashcards

1
Q

What group of American Indians inhabited present
day Alaska and Northern Canada?

A

Inuit

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2
Q

What group of American Indians inhabited the
eastern part of the North America?

A

Iroquois

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3
Q

What group of American Indians inhabited the
Pacific Northwest coast?

A

Kwakiutl

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4
Q

What two present day states are where the Pueblo
lived?

A

Arizona and New Mexico

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5
Q

What group of American Indians inhabited the
Great Plains?

A

Lakota

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6
Q

What affected the way American Indians met their
basic needs? (list two)

A

Geography and Climate

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7
Q

What is the eastern area of North America called
that was inhabited by the Iroquois?

A

Eastern Woodlands

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8
Q

American Indians used animal skins and plant
fibers to make

A

Cloths

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9
Q

American Indians used the resources of mud,
stones, animal skins, and wood to make

A

Shelter/homes.

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10
Q

What group of Indians lived in plank houses made
from cedar wood?

A

Kwakiutl

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11
Q

Which Indian tribe depended on the buffalo to meet
most of their basic needs?

A

Lakota

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12
Q

Which three foods were grown in America by the
Indians? (three sisters)

A

Corns, beans, and squash

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13
Q

What best describes the environment of the Inuits?

A

Near the Arctic, freezing temperatures most of the year

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14
Q

What kind of climate did the Kwakiutls live in?

A

Rainy and Mild

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15
Q

What ocean did explorers from Europe cross to
reach America?

A

Atlantic

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16
Q

What type of shelter did the Iroquois live in?

A

Longhouses

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17
Q

Which Indian tribe made adobes from clay and mud
bricks?

A

Pueblo

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18
Q

Which Indian tribe lived in teepees and moved from
place to place?

A

Lakota

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19
Q

Which Indian tribe lived in igloos made from snow
and ice?

A

Inuit

20
Q

Which Indian tribe lived in the hot deserts of the
Southwest?

A

Pueblo

21
Q

Which Indian tribe carved totem poles from big
logs?

A

Kwakiutl

22
Q

Which Indian tribe was the “least” likely to farm?

A

Inuit

23
Q

What two Indian tribes were “most” likely to have
homes made of wood?

A

Iroquois and Kwakiutl

24
Q

What tribe is located in the Coastal Range?

A

Kwakiutl

25
Q

What tribe is located in the Appalachian Highlands?

A

Iroquois

26
Q

What tribe is located in the Basin and Range?

A

Pueblo

27
Q

The study of ancient people is called

A

Archeology

28
Q

During what time period did the First Americans
come to America?

A

11,000-12,000

29
Q

Evidence found at a Virginia archaeological site
now indicates some early native
Americans lived there __________ many
years ago.

A

18,000

30
Q

Early Americans crossed a land bridge from what
continent to reach North America?

A

Asia

31
Q

The land bridge is now covered with water and is
called ______________________

A

Bering Strait

32
Q

Where is one of the earliest archaeological sites in
the US?

A

Cactus Hill

33
Q

List three natural resources

A

Trees, fish, berries.

34
Q

Why did the Iroquois live in wooden homes?

A

there was many of trees where the Iroquois lived

35
Q

What tribe would be associated with the following:
Arizona, New Mexico, cacti, mountains,
clay and mud houses?

A

Pueblo

36
Q

northeast North America,
called the Eastern
Woodlands, which is
heavily forested.

A

Iroquois

37
Q

Longhouses made of
wood.

A

Iroquois

38
Q

The interior of the United
States, called the Great
Plains, which is
characterized by dry
grasslands.

A

Lakota

39
Q

Tents made from buffalo skins.

A

Lakota.

40
Q

Southwest in present day New Mexico and
Arizona.

A

Pueblo

41
Q

they lived in desert areas
and areas bordering
cliffs and mountains

A

Pueblo

42
Q

Pacific Northwest coast,
characterized by a rainy,
mild climate.

A

Kwakiutl

43
Q

longhouses

A

Kwakiutl

44
Q

present-day Alaska and
northern Canada, and in
Arctic areas where the
temperature is below
freezing

A

Inuit

45
Q

Houses made of stone,
ice, or animal skins

A

Inuit