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Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What was a common kind of dwelling for tribes in the Southwest cultural area?
  1. tipis
  2. pueblos
  3. wigwams
  4. longhouses
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The tribes on the Great Plains made most of their shelter and clothing from what animal?
  1. caribou
  2. rabbit
  3. bison
  4. deer
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Iroquois Confederacy primarily traded what good with European colonists?
  1. furs
  2. gold
  3. marbles
  4. copper
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Plains cultural area is located between the Rocky Mountains and                          .
  1. the Appalachian Mountains
  2. the Mississippi River
  3. the Columbia River
  4. the Pacific Ocean
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Which river is the western boundary of the Northeast and Southeast cultural areas?
  1. Ohio
  2. Potomac
  3. Missouri
  4. Mississippi
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Originally the Iroquois Confederacy was made up of how many nations?
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 9
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Iroquois allied themselves with the British during the French and Indian War.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Mound building cultures lived along the Great Lakes, Ohio, and                 River valleys.
  1. Hudson
  2. Colorado
  3. Mississippi
  4. St. Lawrence
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What was the name of the largest pre-colonial city in North America?
  1. Clovis
  2. Cahokia
  3. Mound City
  4. Poverty Point
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Arctic igloo was a permanent home.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What was the name of the multiple-day ritual many Southeastern tribes performed to ensure they would have healthy crops?
  1. Green Corn Ceremony
  2. Kachina dances
  3. Sun Festival
  4. Kuksu
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Chaco Canyon is located in what U.S. state?
  1. Utah
  2. Arizona
  3. Colorado
  4. New Mexico
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What is the name of the special feasts in the Northwest Coast where hosts gave elaborate gifts to show off their wealth?
  1. Potlatches
  2. Tlingit
  3. Kachina
  4. Kuksu
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
A wigwam is the same as a tipi.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The first mounds were build during the                 period.
  1. Paleo
  2. Archaic
  3. Woodlands
  4. Mississippian
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Because of his speaking skills, Hiawatha helped to spread the Great Peacemaker's messages to other nations.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The nations of the Iroquois were divided in their support of the opposing sides in the American Revolution.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Not included in the First Nations, Canadian natives to the Arctic are known as what?
  1. Inuit
  2. Aluet
  3. Yupik
  4. Metis
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Chaco Canyon had the largest buildings in North America for over 800 years until the 19th century.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Many of the buildings at Chaco Canyon were constructed so that they are in line with astronomical events.
  1. True
  2. False
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