Native American Culture and Practices Quiz

What are the customs and beliefs that shape the way of life for a group of people called?

• Palisades

• Culture

• Confederacy

• Sachem

What did the Iroquois build for protection against enemies?

• Longhouses

• Moccasins

• Palisades

• Wampum

What is the exchanging, or buying and selling, of goods called?

• Trade

• Confederacy

• Culture

• Sachem

What are beads cut from shells that were sometimes traded and exchanged for goods?

• Moccasins

• Wampum

• Maize

• Lacrosse

What are Native American shoes made from soft leather called?

• Longhouses

• Palisades

• Moccasins

• Sachem

Who is the chief of a clan, chosen by the Clan Mother and her advisers?

• Sachem

• Confederacy

• Lacrosse

• Trade

What is an important crop that could be easily stored for winter months?

• Wampum

• Maize

• Moccasins

• Palisades

What are long, narrow buildings with curved roofs that the Iroquois lived in called?

• Longhouses

• Palisades

• Culture

• Sachem

What is a loose group of governments working together called?

• Confederacy

• Trade

• Culture

• Wampum

What is a team game in which the ball is thrown, caught, and carried with a long-handled stick?

• Lacrosse

• Sachem

• Moccasins

• Maize