Plains Indians HMH Kids Discover

Why did some Indian groups on the northeastern edges of the Great Plains settle down in villages?

• They were unable to hunt buffalo.

• They were forced to by their enemies.

• They grew a large amount of their food.

• They had a large amount of fish available.

Which of the following was a major duty of Plains Indian shamans?

• healing people

• growing crops

• dancing

• hunting buffalo

How did most Plains Indian groups keep records?

• by telling stories

• by keeping a planner

• by using a calendar

• by drawing pictures

Which of the following resulted in the death of an estimated 75 percent of Plains Indians in the 1830s?

• droughts

• disease

• hurricanes

• war

Which of the following Plains Indian nations were nomadic? Choose three correct answers.

• Arapaho

• Mandan

• Crow

• Pawnee

• Comanche

How were the economies of Plains Indian peoples who lived in one place connected to those of peoples who were nomadic?

• The economies of the the Plains Indian peoples were connected because they both hunted buffalo.

• The economies of the the Plains Indian peoples were connected because they both lived in teepees.

• The economies of the Plains Indian peoples were connected because they traded goods with each other.

• The economies of the the Plains Indian peoples were connected because they both lived on the plains

What did Plains Indian peoples use to make moccasins?

• hide

• bone

• tendon

• tail

What did Plains Indian peoples use to make a knife?

• bone

• buffalo hide

• tendon

• tail

What did Plains Indian peoples use to make a flyswatter?

• tendon

• hide

• tail

• bone

_____________ means having no fixed home.

• Sedentary

• Nomadic

• Mammoth

• Travois