Southeast religions __________.
a. emphasized One World, the visible world we live in
b. believed in the maintenance of purity and harmony as their primary goal
c. said people had no souls
d. believed the world is round and sits on a huge turtle’s back
The most important Southeast bird and game animal were __________.
a. turkeys and bears
b. beavers and ravens
c. Bears and hawks
d. eagles and deer
For the Navajo a complex system of chants or ceremonies, called “Ways,” __________.
a. existed to denounce and overcome enemies
b. involved beautiful rock paintings
c. maintained harmony and increased wealth and prosperity
d. could be performed by anyone
Kwakiutl warfare __________.
a. was large-scale
b. involved revenge or prestige
c. did not use trained warriors, only volunteers
d. increased as the British took control of the region
The typical Arctic house was __________.
a. made of snow
b. made of driftwood or whalebone and sod
c. made of rock and straw
d. always portable
Today about _______________ California Indians live in California.
a. 5000
b. 25,000
c. 80,000
d. 2 million
Cree children __________.
a. were strictly disciplined
b. were born with the mother in a kneeling position
c. were put on a cradleboard
d. b and c
e. all of the above
Indian gaming __________.
a. took in about $20 million in 2005
b. has been undertaken by more than half of the federally recognized tribes
c. employs only Indians, who do not pay taxes
d. has raised money for health, police, and fire services for gaming tribes
Traditional Hopi homes __________.
a. were owned by women
b. had no door on the street side.
c. were typically entered by descending a ladder
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
The encomienda system was __________.
a. fair to Indians
b. form of Indian feudalism
c. based on communes
d. not used often
The Quebec Inuit owned __________.
a. land but not houses or boats
b. fish weirs and hunting territory
c. nothing
d. houses and boats but not land
Potlatches __________.
a. make the wealthy even richer
b. are held by shamans
c. can validate rank and redistribute wealth
d. are initiation ceremonies
The typical Nez Perce village __________.
a. consisted on a single extended family
b. had small round houses made of timber
c. was home to several extended families
d. was located in close proximity to livestock
In the 1830s the Supreme Court ruled that __________.
a. Indian tribes were really like foreign countries
b. Indian tribes must become civilized
c. Eastern tribes should be moved west
d. Indian tribes were sovereign, dependent nations
Traditional Plateau weapons included __________.
a. obsidian arrowheads
b. bows and arrows
c. knives
d. all of the above
Great Basin religion __________.
a. involved many complex group ceremonies
b. used dreams and vision quests to gain spirit helpers
c. included the Round Dance, a world renewal ceremony
d. a and b
e. b and c
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) __________.
a. began in the Department of the Interior in 1849
b. began in the War Department
c. began to put Indians on reservations
d. was never an official government agency
Hopewell sites __________.
a. show simple societies and little trade
b. indicate they buried their dead near forests in deep pits
c. decline around 1700 BP but introduced the bow and arrow
d. a and b
Chumash economics
a. were based on bartering and were relatively unimportant
b. featured a complex market system using money.
c. featured little or no specialization.
d. were based on whale hunting.
Shamans in the Great Basin __________.
a. were never female
b. treated sick people and helped in hunting
c. were not considered to have supernatural powers
d. did not try to control the weather or animals
The potlatch was banned in __________ and reinstated in __________.
a. 1855; 1951
b. 1800; 2005
c. 1902; 2000
d. 1895; 1923
Cree material culture and technology included __________.
a. canoes and toboggans
b. tools made from iron and copper
c. snow houses
d. pottery
Which domesticated animal introduced by Europeans revolutionized Plains Indian
lives?
a. Beaver
b. Horse
c. Dog
d. Chicken
Two musical instruments of the Western Woods Cree are __________ .
a. drums and bull-roarers
b. drums and rattles
c. rattles and flutes
d. bull-roarers and flutes
Pomo women are known for creating fine __________.
a. rugs
b. baskets
c. wood carvings
d. pottery
Today’s main employers of the Kwakiutl are the __________ and __________
industries.
a. tourism, gaming
b. fishing, logging
c. hunting, fishing
d. corn, timber
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy __________.
a. influenced the organization of the U.S. government
b. followed the Great Law of Happiness
c. consisted of 100 sachem positions
d. had representatives elected by the general population
The Modoc War of the mid-late 19th c. was caused by __________.
a. the United States government prohibiting the hunting of caribou
b. the forced relocation of the Modoc into Klamath territories
c. conflict between the Hudson’s Bay trading company and other fur companies
d. the refusal of white settlers to leave their farms in northern Idaho
What state is a part of traditional Cherokee lands?
a. Tennessee
b. Louisiana
c. Florida
d. Mississippi
Major characteristics of the Great Basin include __________.
a. no agriculture and general poverty
b. use of the pinyon nut as a critical food item
c. a lack of enduring traditional cultures
d. almost no hunting due to desert conditions
Modern Western Woods Cree __________.
a. have never been recognized by the Canadian government
b. formed the Grand Council of the Cree in 1971
c. still do not live in permanent towns
d. included only “status” Indians
The nuclear family in the Great Basin __________.
a. was part of a large band that always hunted together
b. was mainly matrilineal
c. was an important economic unit
d. did not like to produce children, as the environment was so harsh
The first Europeans to make the earliest documented contact with the New World were
__________.
a. Columbus and crew in 1492. c. Portuguese in 1400
b. Vikings in A.D. 500
c. Portuguese in 1400
d. Norse, around A.D. 1000
An important crop that spread through the Northeast culture region during the late
Woodland Period was __________.
a. wheat
b. rice
c. cotton.
d. corn or maize
Among the Western Woods Cree childless widows sometimes joined hunting parties.
T/F
Three categories of Native Americans in Canada are Status, Non-Status, and Metis.
Native American women seldom held positions of power and were generally treated as
inferior, much like European women. T/F
Sites in the Adena Complex usually consist of burial mounds and small areas of
occupation. T/F
In Mexico the mestizos or mixed bloods account for at least 75% of the population. T/F
The Spanish mission system began as early as the mid-1500s. T/ F
The Quebec Inuit believed in Sedna, the seal mother, who helped them catch sea
animals if they maintained a good relationship with her.
The Indian tipi was always the same size and always made of buffalo hide during its
time on the Plains. T/F
25. The Ottawa lived in large villages but refused to trade with non-Ottawa people.
The Peace Policy of 1867 treated Indians with compassion and fairness
Pawnee society was organized into an upper class, commoners, and social outcasts. T/F
How were living arrangements traditionally tied to Iroquoian family structure? (1-2
sentences)
The Indian tipi was always the same size and always made of buffalo hide during its
time on the Plains.
A girl’s puberty was not even noticed among the Navajo. T/F
The vision quest is not part of Plateau religion. T/F
Eulachon fish contained so much oil they could be lit to burn like a candle
The Nez Perce used a barter system and were well-known horse breeders and trainers.
The Owens Valley Paiute had 3 kinds of shaman: herb, spirit, and ceremonial. T/F
The primary Arctic art form is sculpture.