Question 1

Major characteristics of the Great Basin include __________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 2

The Great Basin is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) interconnected stationary families organized into chiefdoms. 
B) mobile hunter-gatherers with small populations. 
C) sedentary farm people living in permanent villages. 
D) large agricultural clans with complex political organizations. 
A) interconnected stationary families organized into chiefdoms. 
B) mobile hunter-gatherers with small populations. 
C) sedentary farm people living in permanent villages. 
D) large agricultural clans with complex political organizations.

Question 3

Great Basin people ate __________.

Accepted Answer

A) waterfowl, rabbits, and hares 
B) insects such as ants, crickets, and grasshoppers 
C) trout and salmon 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) waterfowl, rabbits, and hares 
B) insects such as ants, crickets, and grasshoppers 
C) trout and salmon 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 4

Great Basin religion __________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 5

As the climate became warmer and drier at the end of the Pleistocene Period, the people responded by

Accepted Answer

A) traveling north into what is now southern Canada. 
B) migrating to the area now known as western Utah. 
C) adapting to the changing conditions. 
D) perishing in large numbers due to the reduction of lake water. 
A) traveling north into what is now southern Canada. 
B) migrating to the area now known as western Utah. 
C) adapting to the changing conditions. 
D) perishing in large numbers due to the reduction of lake water.

Question 6

Why did the Great Basin people have so many kinds of housing?

Accepted Answer

The Great Basin people, who lived in the

Question 7

Discuss the Ghost Dance and its impact on Great Basin people.Why did the federal government fear it?

Accepted Answer

The Ghost Dance was a religious movement

Question 8

The Derby Dam, built in 1905, across the Truckee River, __________.

Accepted Answer

A) devastated the economic base of the Northern Paiute 
B) brought much needed water to the Northern Paiute 
C) formed Lake Winnemucca 
D) had no impact on the reservation at Pyramid Lake 
A) devastated the economic base of the Northern Paiute 
B) brought much needed water to the Northern Paiute 
C) formed Lake Winnemucca 
D) had no impact on the reservation at Pyramid Lake

Question 9

Today Owens Valley Paiute

Accepted Answer

A) still have no reservations. 
B) refuse to open casinos. 
C) are trying to maintain their language and culture. 
D) have asked the U.S.Forest Service to spray for insects to prevent tree infestation. 
A) still have no reservations. 
B) refuse to open casinos. 
C) are trying to maintain their language and culture. 
D) have asked the U.S.Forest Service to spray for insects to prevent tree infestation.

Question 10

Great Basin religion __________.

Accepted Answer

A) included the Bear Dance and the Round Dance 
B) revolved around a single deity 
C) was focused on women 
D) was remarkably resistant to European influences and hasn't changed in 300 years 
A) included the Bear Dance and the Round Dance 
B) revolved around a single deity 
C) was focused on women 
D) was remarkably resistant to European influences and hasn't changed in 300 years

Question 11

Shamans in the Great Basin __________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 12

The Ghost Dance was

Accepted Answer

A) a classic example of a "revitalization" movement. 
B) encouraged by the federal government because it calmed the Indians. 
C) never militarized. 
D) never popular on the Plains or in the Great Basin. 
A) a classic example of a "revitalization" movement. 
B) encouraged by the federal government because it calmed the Indians. 
C) never militarized. 
D) never popular on the Plains or in the Great Basin.

Question 13

Housing in the Great Basin

Accepted Answer

A) never varied from brush and adobe. 
B) included wickiups, caves, and semisubterranean houses. 
C) consisted of permanent villages. 
D) mainly featured communal longhouses. 
A) never varied from brush and adobe. 
B) included wickiups, caves, and semisubterranean houses. 
C) consisted of permanent villages. 
D) mainly featured communal longhouses.

Question 14

The nuclear family in the Great Basin __________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 15

Discuss the Ghost Dance and its impact on Great Basin people.Why did the federal government fear it?

Accepted Answer

The Ghost Dance was a religious movement

Question 16

The basic social unit in Great Basin society was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) lineage 
B) band 
C) nuclear family 
D) clan 
A) lineage 
B) band 
C) nuclear family 
D) clan

Question 17

Early groups practicing agriculture in the eastern and southern Basin are generally known as

Accepted Answer

A) Basin growers. 
B) rustic Archaics. 
C) the Bannock. 
D) the Fremont. 
A) Basin growers. 
B) rustic Archaics. 
C) the Bannock. 
D) the Fremont.

Question 18

Great Basin religion

Accepted Answer

A) included the Bear Dance and the Round Dance. 
B) revolved around a dual deity. 
C) was focused on women. 
D) was remarkably resistant to European influences and has not changed in 300 years. 
A) included the Bear Dance and the Round Dance. 
B) revolved around a dual deity. 
C) was focused on women. 
D) was remarkably resistant to European influences and has not changed in 300 years.

Question 19

Describe the ways the Owens Valley Paiute interacted with neighboring groups.How did the level of warfare relate to the volume of trade?

Accepted Answer

The Owens Valley Paiute interacted with

Question 20

Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Paiute,

Accepted Answer

A) was known as the "Indian Moses." 
B) was an interpreter for the army during the Bannock War. 
C) was instrumental in encouraging her people to declare was on the United States. 
D) did not believe in Indian self-determination in education. 
A) was known as the "Indian Moses." 
B) was an interpreter for the army during the Bannock War. 
C) was instrumental in encouraging her people to declare was on the United States. 
D) did not believe in Indian self-determination in education.

Major characteristics of the Great Basin include __________.

The Great Basin is characterized by

Great Basin people ate __________.

Great Basin religion __________.

As the climate became warmer and drier at the end of the Pleistocene Period, the people responded by

Why did the Great Basin people have so many kinds of housing?

Discuss the Ghost Dance and its impact on Great Basin people.Why did the federal government fear it?

The Derby Dam, built in 1905, across the Truckee River, __________.

Today Owens Valley Paiute

Great Basin religion __________.

Shamans in the Great Basin __________.

The Ghost Dance was

Housing in the Great Basin

The nuclear family in the Great Basin __________.

Discuss the Ghost Dance and its impact on Great Basin people.Why did the federal government fear it?

The basic social unit in Great Basin society was the __________.

Early groups practicing agriculture in the eastern and southern Basin are generally known as

Great Basin religion

Describe the ways the Owens Valley Paiute interacted with neighboring groups.How did the level of warfare relate to the volume of trade?

Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Paiute,

Introduction

European Invasion

Native Peoples of the Arctic

Native Peoples of the Subarctic

Native Peoples of the Plateau

Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast

Native Peoples of California

Native Peoples of the Southwest

Native Peoples of the Great Plains

Native Peoples of the Northeast

Native Peoples of the Southeast

Contemporary Issues

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Exam 7: Native Peoples of the Great Basin

Major characteristics of the Great Basin include __________.

The Great Basin is characterized by

Great Basin people ate __________.

Great Basin religion __________.

As the climate became warmer and drier at the end of the Pleistocene Period, the people responded by

Why did the Great Basin people have so many kinds of housing?

Discuss the Ghost Dance and its impact on Great Basin people.Why did the federal government fear it?

The Derby Dam, built in 1905, across the Truckee River, __________.

Today Owens Valley Paiute

Great Basin religion __________.

Shamans in the Great Basin __________.

The Ghost Dance was

Housing in the Great Basin

The nuclear family in the Great Basin __________.

Discuss the Ghost Dance and its impact on Great Basin people.Why did the federal government fear it?

The basic social unit in Great Basin society was the __________.

Early groups practicing agriculture in the eastern and southern Basin are generally known as

Great Basin religion

Describe the ways the Owens Valley Paiute interacted with neighboring groups.How did the level of warfare relate to the volume of trade?

Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Paiute,

Introduction

European Invasion

Native Peoples of the Arctic

Native Peoples of the Subarctic

Native Peoples of the Plateau

Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast

Native Peoples of California

Native Peoples of the Southwest

Native Peoples of the Great Plains

Native Peoples of the Northeast

Native Peoples of the Southeast

Contemporary Issues

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