Quiz 2.2: Government and Culture in North America

To provide safety, justice, and welfare, every community, past and present, has a form of __________.

• culture

• government

• economics

• celebrations

A chiefdom is a group of tribes under one leader, or chief. The position of chief _______.

• was elected

• was fought for

• was passed down through families

• was traded in confederacies

The Iroquois created a constitution called _______.

• the Great Law of Peace

• the Preamble

• the Community Compact

• the National Law

Petroglyphs represent important _______.

• beliefs, tribal stories, and significant events

• directions for trade, miles, and locations

• animals, people, and seasons

• families, people, and animals

The purpose of the Iroquois Great Law of Peace was set up to have _______.

• a war council

• a trade council

• a balance of power

• a strong leader

The clothing of early Native Americans was _______.

• fringed and full of decorations

• heavy and waterproof

• practical for the climate

• traded and produced regionally

To meet their needs, tribes would use the resources from _______.

• small areas

• large regions

• the forest

• private land

A group of people of the same tribe who are closely connected is known as a _______.

• tribe

• band

• petroglyph

• chiefdom

• dugout

Larger groups of distant relatives is known as a _______.

• tribe

• band

• clan

• chiefdom

• dugout

A group of tribes under one leader, or chief _______.

• milpas

• dugout

• confederacies

• clans

• chiefdom