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History
Native Cultures of Pre-Columbian America - Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the most important job of an Iroquois male? | hunter |
| One widely accepted theory suggests that the ancestors of Native American Indians migrated to the Americas from Asia by crossing the: | Bering Strait Land Bridge |
| Young trees that were used to frame houses are called: | saplings |
| When the creation story began: which did not exist the great sea turtle, the sky world, the sky woman, the earth | the earth |
| Iroquois primarily lived in: | longhouse |
| The Iroquois believed that the world is ruled by: | twins |
| A group of people held together by family and social ties, geography and customs: speaking the same language and sharing the same set of leaders is called a: | clan |
| The Iroquois nations were located in what Native American culture region? | Eastern Woodlands |
| The Headman of the Faces also called the Great Rim face was: | Old Broken Nose |
| The "capital" of the Iroquois League, where meetings were held, was at the land of the; | Onondaga |
| Clans were inherited through: | the mother's family |
| People who join together for a common purpose are called a: | tribe |
| The protectors of the Confederacy were the: | Mohawk and Seneca |
| All of the following Native American groups developed advanced civiliations, EXCEPT: Aztec, Algonquian, Inca, Maya | Algonquian |
| What sacred plant did the Iroquois burn to communicate with the sky world? | tobacco |
| What was the domain of the women? | clearing |
| The three sisters included all of the following crops , EXCEPT: corn, pumpkin, squash, beans | pumpkin |
| What method would the Iroquois use for their children to learn their story of creation? | oral tradition |
| When did the first Americans arrive on the continent? | 10-15,000 years ago |
| The first Americans originated from the continent of: | Asia |
| All of the following are reasons for tribal migration to the Americas EXCEPT: following the heards of animals for hunting, looking for warmer climate, driven out by enemy tribes, depleted resources of an area | looking for warmer climate |
| All of the following was a responsibility of an Iroquois woman EXCEPT: planting crops, taking care of children, preparing meals, building longhouses | building longhouses |
| Which feature would be an aspect of a Native American empire or civilization? | social classes and job specialization |
| Which adaptation to the environment is illustrated by the Iroquois use of the longhouse: | trees for building materials |
| The domain of Iroquois men was the: | forest |
| Iroquois "peach chiefs" were called: | sachems |
| The ____ selected the chiefs of the Iroquios. | women |
| Each longhouse was owned by the eldest woman in the family called the: | clan matron |
| The league of the Iroquois led to the downfall of the: | Algonquian |
| The Iroquois wore masks in order to: | cure the ill |
| The practice of passing down information from generation to generation by work of mouth is called: | oral tradition |
| I created man from clay and baked him in the fire: who am I | Right-handed twin |
| I had some roots in my hand when I landed. | Sky-woman |
| I became ruler of the night after my death | Left handed twin |
| Sacred tobacco grew from my heart. | Mother of twins |
| The work was built on my back | the great sea turtle |
| The Iroquois Confederacy (League of Nations) was formed to end the _________ between the five tribes | Fighting/War |
| The League of Five Nations consisted of: | Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga |
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