Southwest Indians Test

1)

What are the borders of the Southwest that stretch east to west?

A. Durango, CO to Durango, MX

B. Sonoran Desert to Grand Canyon

C. Las Vegas, NV to Las Vegas, NM

D. Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ

2)

Dry farming is a method of farming that

A. uses an artificial application of water to the soil.

B. dug ditches and filled them with water from a stream nearby.
C.

raised fields to large artificial platforms of soil to protect crops from flooding.

D. makes the best use of a limited water supply by maintaining good surface
conditions.
3)

A kiva is used for

A. religious ceremonies.

B. a family dwelling.

C. storing food.

D. a way to distinguish your power.

4)

The method of farming that the Eastern Pueblo used was

A. dry farming.

B. irrigation.

C. flash-flood farming.

D. crop mixing.

5)

Western Pueblo religion was based on

A. Kachina dolls.
C. controlling the weather.
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B. thanksgiving and renewal ceremonies.

D. Kivas.

Label each dwelling with the correct term

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Who influenced Western Apache Culture?

A. Great Basin
C. Plateau
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B. Plains
D. Pueblo

How did Eastern Pueblos practice religion?

A. Kachina dolls.

B. thanksgiving and renewal ceremonies.

C. controlling the weather.

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D. Kivas.

The prefix matri- refers to

A. Father

B. Mother

C. Mother and Father

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D. Grandmother

The prefix patri- refers to

A. Father

B. Mother

C. Mother and Father

D. Grandmother

11) What are the borders of the Southwest that stretch from north to
south?
A. Durango, CO to Durango, MX

B. Sonoran Desert to Grand Canyon

C. Las Vegas, NV to Las Vegas, NM

D. Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ

12)

Which one of the following is a Western Pueblo tribe?

A. Western Tonto

B. Zuni

C.

D. Chiricahua

13)

Dine`

The Yuman culture was similar to

A. Great Basin
C. Plateau
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B. Plains
D. Pueblo

A female or ________hogan is used for

A. forked stick, religious purposes

B. forked stick, a family dwelling

C. circular, religious purposes

D. circular, a family dwelling

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A male or ________ hogan is used for

A. forked stick, religious purposes

B. forked stick, a family dwelling

C. circular, religious purposes

D. circular, a family dwelling

16) Eastern Pueblo medicine societies were used for all of the following
except:
A. Curing

B. Weather control

C. Keeping up with Kachina dolls

officers
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D. Selecting religious and secular

Who influenced Eastern Apaches culture?

A. Great Basin
C. Plateau
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B. Plains
D. Pueblo

What did Apache shamans use clairvoyance for?

A. When it was time to raid

B. When it was time to plant crops

C. When it was time for renewal

D.

Where to find the enemy

19) The creation myth of how Navajos got their first Hogan included all
of the following except for
A. Coyote got beavers for help to build
and instructions
C. The first Hogan was for first man,
face west

B. Beavers gave Coyote logs

D. The door was always supposed to

First Woman, and Talking God

20) Apaches used raids to
A. catch the enemy by surprise

B. combat food shortage

C. get revenge

D. gather information about enemies

21)

The warfare of the Apache was motivated by

A. territory

B. women

C. revenge for a family members death

D. crop fields

Short Answer
22)

How did the Pueblo Indians become compartmentalized?

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23)

Name 3 natural wonders are in the Southwest.

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24)

What is the Upper Sonoran Complex?

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25)

Describe 3 cultural taboos associated with hogans.

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26) Describe Hozho and how the Navajo people maintained it?

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