Native Americans & European Exploration

Who were the first Europeans to explore the Americas?

• The Spanish
• The English
• The Vikings
• The French

Scientists believe that early people migrated to the Americas by crossing a land bridge from

• Europe
• Asia
• Australia
• Africa

A less popular theory suggests that early people came to the Americas by

• Boat
• Walking across a land bridge
• Riding horses
• Aliens brought them

Native American societies from this region thrived because of resources provided by the ocean

• Southwest
• Northwest
• Great Plains
• Eastern Woodlands

Native Americans in this region adapted their societies to dry climate

• Southwest
• Northwest
• Great Plains
• Eastern Woodlands

Native American life in this region was centered on hunting buffalo

• Northwest
• Southwest
• Great Plains
• Eastern Woodlands

Native Americans in this region mainly lived in farming villages governed by village councils

• Southwest
• Great Plains
• Northwest
• Eastern Woodlands

Which region had the largest population of Native Americans?

• Southwest
• Northwest
• Great Plains
• Eastern Woodlands

What was the main crop grown by Native American societies?

• Tobacco
• Rice
• Corn
• Potatoes

Many Native American groups trace their ancestry through their mothers; what do we call this kind of society?

• Patrilineal
• Matrilineal
• Bilineal