Chapt 2 Social Studies Test (5th Grade)

Chapter 2 Study Guide

Test Date: Tuesday (January 27th, 2015)




Know the following definitions:

• Pueblo

• Mesa

• Adobe

• Hogans

• Wigwam

• Longhouse

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Coup stick

• Prairies

• Lodges

• Teepee

• Potlatch

• Totem pole



Be able to answer the following questions:

• What was the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act?

• What was the meaning of the potlatch to the Tlingit?

• How did Plains people use natural resources to survive?

• How was the government formed by the Iroquois Confederacy help keep the peace?

• What is the Four Corners Area?