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Native Americans

Social Studies

Native Americans starts at 3 and continues till grade 5. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Native Americans. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Describe the purpose of a totem pole.
Describe the role of women in many Native American societies.
Describe what a powwow is.
Explain what the Trail of Tears was.
Explain why Native Americans developed different types of homes in different regions.
Explain why the buffalo was important to Plains Native Americans.
Name one way Native Americans adapted to their environment.
Read the following passage: 'A Native American group built large, multi-story homes from stone and adobe in the dry Southwest. They farmed using irrigation and are known for their kivas, or ceremonial rooms.' Which group is being described? (1) Inuit (2) Pueblo (3) Seminole (4) Nez Perce
Which Native American group built large earthen mounds in the Mississippi River Valley? (1) Iroquois (2) Inuit (3) Mississippians (4) Apache
Which Native American group fished for salmon and built totem poles in the Pacific Northwest? (1) Navajo (2) Kwakiutl (3) Seminole (4) Cheyenne
Which Native American group is known for building cliff dwellings in the Southwest? (1) Cherokee (2) Hopi (3) Pueblo (4) Sioux
Which Native American group is known for their adobe pueblos? (1) Hopi (2) Sioux (3) Inuit (4) Seminole
The ________ lived in the Arctic and built homes called igloos.
The ________ lived in the Arctic and used kayaks to hunt sea animals.
The ________ lived in the desert Southwest and are known for their woven baskets and pottery.
The ________ lived in the forests of the Northeast and used birchbark to make canoes.
True or False: Native Americans had many different languages and cultures.
True or False: Native Americans only lived in teepees.
True or False: Native Americans traded goods with each other before Europeans arrived.
True or False: Native Americans used every part of the buffalo for food, clothing, and tools.