The Significance of the Buffalo in Plains Native Cultures
  • 1. What was the primary use of the buffalo for Plains Native cultures?
A) Transportation
B) Shelter construction
C) Trading with Europeans
D) Sustenance (food)
  • 2. What part of the buffalo was commonly used to make clothing?
A) Bones
B) Hide
C) Tail
D) Hooves
  • 3. What type of buffalo was most common in the plains?
A) Domestic cattle
B) Asian water buffalo
C) African buffalo
D) American bison
  • 4. What spiritual significance did the buffalo hold for Plains tribes?
A) Symbol of life and sustenance
B) Symbol of death
C) Symbol of wealth
D) Symbol of war
  • 5. What part of the buffalo was often used for tools?
A) Sinew
B) Fur
C) Bones
D) Meat
  • 6. Which Plains tribe is especially known for its buffalo hunting traditions?
A) Cherokee
B) Iroquois
C) Navajo
D) Lakota
  • 7. What did the buffalo represent in Native mythology?
A) Time and space
B) Love and compassion
C) Strength and abundance
D) Fear and death
  • 8. Which weapon was commonly used by Plains tribes for buffalo hunting?
A) Gun
B) Net
C) Bow and arrow
D) Spear
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