Chapter 1 Lesson 5 Study Guide

In addition to forests, what else can you conclude about the terrain and climate of the Eastern Woodlands region?

• It was very dry.

• It had poor, thin soil.

• It had streams and rivers.

• It was quite mountainous.

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• A. “During the winter, men hunted game such as deer, bear, rabbits, beavers, and wild turkeys.”

• B. “During spring, the soil was ideal for growing crops.”

• C. “In summer, men fished, carved canoes, and built homes while women gathered berries and wild plants.”

• D. “In autumn, the tribes gathered, dried, and stored the crops for the winter.”

What is the meaning of the term harvest?

• watering crops

• selling crops

• planting crops

• gathering crops

What was the main way in which most Native Americans of the Southeast Woodlands acquired their food?

• fishing

• hunting

• farming

• gathering

Match each group name to its description.

• Iroquois

• a confederacy of the Southeast Woodlands

• Natchez

• a confederacy of the Northeast Woodlands

• Cherokee

• a people originally from what is now Mississippi

• Creek

• a people originally from what is now Tennessee and Georgia

What was the main reason that the five nations joined together in the Iroquois Confederacy?

• to obey the rulings of the clan mothers

• to stop them from fighting with outsiders

• to stop them from fighting with one another

• to live with people who spoke similar languages

Based on this description, you can infer that the Iroquois government is most similar to the U.S. government in what way?

• in the use of representatives

• in the holding of general elections

• in the protection of women's rights

• in the establishment of the Presidency

Summarize the role corn played in the lives of the traditional Cherokee.

• Corn was a staple food and central to Cherokee culture and daily life.

• Corn was only used for trade with neighboring tribes.

• Corn was rarely grown or consumed by the Cherokee.

• Corn was primarily used as animal feed by the Cherokee.