Newspaper week 16: Governments and Cultures of Native Peoples

1. The Iroquois constitution was called __________________.

• the Iroquois Confederacy
• the Great Law of Peace
• the United Chiefdom
• the Matriarchal Line

2. All tribes in North America shared the same customs and traditions.

• True
• False

3. Why did native tribes leave an area for a time?

• to join with other tribes
• to travel to other places
• to create new settlements
• to allow the land to replenish

4. Tribes living in the north revered the alligator in their stories.

• True
• False

5. What is the purpose of the small mounds called milpas?

• to irrigate crops
• to protect plants
• to prevent soil erosion
• to grow medicinal plants

7. What determined a tribe’s clothing and food?

• the rules of trade
• the tribe's culture
• the available resources
• the seasonal celebrations

8. What are THREE examples of how women influenced their tribes?

• as leaders and advisors
• through matriarchal authority
• by leading tribal warriors in battle
• Jikonhsaseh convincing tribes to unite

9. Cause: Waterways were an important mode of transportation for native peoples. Effect: _____________________

• They used water for irrigation systems
• they invented many types of canoes
• they taught all tribe members to swim
• they told creation stories about water

10. This picture shows a ___________________

• confederacy
• chiefdom
• petroglyph
• dugout

1. a group of tribes under one leader or chief

• band
• chiefdom
• dugout
• sacred