Quiz on Native American History

Why were wampum belts especially important to the Onondaga clan?

• They were important traders.

• They elected the head chieftain.

• They kept all government records.

• They had the most precious beads.

What is an example of oral history?

• Aleki reads his great-grandfather’s journal.

• Natalia listens to her grandmother’s stories.

• Claire finds articles about her father’s business.

• Jackson looks through the family photo albums.

Explain why some tribes had two leaders: a peace chief and a war chief.

Who is the shaman?

• Onas bandages a wounded leg.

• Oheo gathers herbs in the forest.

• Wahta teaches the boys lacrosse.

• Talise helps elect the new chieftain.

Explain why bison robes were not common among the Haudenosaunee.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. A(n) ________ society passes inheritance and leadership through mothers.

Why did the Delaware tribal leader always come from the Turtle Clan?

• The first sachem was a turtle.

• They were the fiercest warriors.

• The turtle was a symbol of the Earth.

• Their ancestry came through Sky Woman.

What is land set aside for tribes called?

• a powwow

• a reservation

• a sachem

• a treaty