Chapter 2 Study Guide/People of the Plains

How did the people of the Plains treat this animal?

• They rode them into battle.

• They used them to carry supplies.

• They worshipped them as sacred being.

• They used them for food and raw materials.

• tepee

• wigwam

• longhouse

• earth lodge

Which group of Plains societies was mainly responsible for building and maintaining earth lodges?

• children

• women

• elderly women

• men

What did sharing a calumet signal?

• offer to marry

• desire to trade

• declaration of war

• intention to become chief

What kind of relationship did Plains children have with their grandparents?

• serious and respectful

• competitive

• distant

• joking

What did Plains peoples develop for communication between nations?

• slang

• sign language

• written language

• picture language

Which geographic features are most of the groups on the map close to? Select the two correct answers.

• Lake Superior

• Rio Grande

• Missouri River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

What religious belief did most Plains people share?

• There exists one all-powerful god

• The chief's power comes from the gods

• A spirit exists in all people, animals, and things

• Doing good deeds bring rewards in the afterlife

What do the feathers in this head covering represent?

• enemies killed in battle

• brave deeds

• age

• wealth

What does this item represent?

• the political standing of the person who made it

• important events that occurred in the past

• offerings made to the gods

• items owed in a trade