Social Studies Chapter 2

Study Guide

1. The Indian people who adopted ideas from the Mayas and went on to build a large empire were the Aztecs.
2. The Indian peoples who got most of their food from the rivers and oceans close to their homes were the Chinooks and Makahs.
3. The Iroquios stopped fighting among neighboring tribes by forming a confederation.
4. The Chinooks developed a special language because they needed to make trade easier.
5. The Makahs used parts of whales for:
  • Food
  • To make oil to burn as fuel
  • To make ropes and bags
6. Pueblo family members needed to store surplus food so they could eat when there was a drought.
7. Holding people against their will and making them carry out orders is called slavery.
8. A clan is a group of families that are related to one another.
9. Each Mayan city-state has its own ruler and its own government.
10. People went to the Dalles from all over the Northwest to exchange goods, or barter.
11. A confederation is a loose group of governments.
12. The carved post that shows the history of a family is a totem pole.
13. The Plains Indians made clothes, tools, weapons, and food from the buffalo they hunted.
14. Kachinas are the guardian spirits of the Hopis.
15. A pit house, used by the Chinook, was built partly over a hole dug in the ground.
16. The Iroquois' longhouse was made of elm bark with large doors at each end; it was a home for several families.
17. The Hogan, used by the Navajo, was a cone-shaped house made of a log frame covered by mud or grass.
18. The Pueblo, used by the Hopi, was an adobe building with rooms on top of and next to one another.
19. Because the Aztecs needed more land for farming,
  • they built small islands in Lake Texcoco
  • they built canals and paved roads to connect the islands in Lake Texcoco
20. Because the Plains Indians needed a source of food,
  • they hunted buffalo by following buffalo herds
  • they made tepees that could be put up and taken down easily when the Indians hunted
21. Because Northwest Coast Indians lived along the Pacific Ocean,
  • they got most of their food from the sea
  • they learned how to build canoes

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