North Carolina Natives Test

Front

According to archaeologists, the first people that came to North Carolina were called the _______________.

Back

Paleo Indians

Front

Identify the type of animal the first people of North Carolina killed for its meat, skins, bones and tusks to make tools and weapons.

Back

Woolly Mammoth

Front

Which of the following correctly identifies a nomadic hunter?

Back

People who travel to follow their food source.

Front

The first people of North Carolina used a/an _______________, a tool for throwing spears, to kill large animals.

Back

atlatl

Front

Ancient North Carolinians slowly became less dependent on following large herds of migrating animals. What resulted from this?

Back

They were able to build permanent villages, trade supplies, and farm.

Front

The Three Sisters consisted of:

Back

corn, beans, and squash

Front

Reason some Coastal Plain villages were built on high ground.

Back

To keep their villages safe from floods.

Front

Which of the following were popular trade items of the coastal native tribes?

Back

pottery, baskets, clothing, and moccasins

Front

Early Piedmont natives included the _________

Back

Waxhaw and Catawba Indians

Front

What was the main reason for the death of so many Native Americans during this time?

Back

They had no resistance, or immunity, to diseases brought to them by colonists.