US History - Paleo Indians

In which region did the Native Americans rely on animal skins to build their homes?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Southwest

• The Great Lakes

• The Great Plains

The Ancestral Pueblo developed which of these techniques?

• building roads

• irrigating fields

• digging burial mounds

• carving stone spearheads

By 4000 BC, many Native American tribes in what is now the Southwestern US grew less nomadic and they learned to make better use of the dry land on which they lived. How did the ability to irrigate the land lead to the establishment of permanent settlements?

• It supported planting trees to make sturdy bows for hunting.

• It supported growing grass for producing nets and baskets.

• It supported the use of mud to create clay and build sturdy homes.

• It supported the construction of dams to create permanent fishing locations.

Whales provide the Native Americans of the Arctic region with both food and

• heat

• shelter

• medicine

• entertainment

Native Americans lived differently depending on the resources available in the part of the continent in which they settled. Which statement about the crafts of native Americans in the Arctic demonstrates their use of materials unavailable in most other regions of the Americas?

• They built canoes out of large tree trunks.

• They cut wild grasses to weave baskets.

• They gathered ivory to carve tools and utensils.

• They used wood, grass, and sod to build houses.

The Ancestral Pueblo built their farms near mountains to take advantage of

• the cooler weather surrounding the mountains

• the rich nutrients that eroded off off the mountains

• the mountain caves that let them live close to their fields

• the natural supply of water that ran off the mountains

The ancestors of the Hopi, Navajo, and Apache did which of the following?

• The frequently fought with their neighbors

• They used stones to build dams and reservoirs to direct and hold water

• they built their homes of wood, bark, and sod.

• they created a network of roads, bridges, and tunnels

What did the Haida and Kwakiutl have in commmon with the Iroquois?

• The formed a confederacy.

• They frequently fought with neighboring tribes.

• They lived in the forest.

• They were semi-nomadic hunters.

Most Eastern Woodlands Indians lived

• far from other native peoples

• near lakes, rivers, or the ocean

• in an extremely harsh climate

• on farmland carved out of the jungle

Northwestern Paleo-Indians built their homes from cedar and decorated them with animal and spirit carvings. They also crafted wooden bowls and masks, wove baskets, and created clothing from animal skins and tree bark. This statement best supports which conclusion about Native Americans?

• They were often willing to borrow and trade with neighboring tribes.

• They showed contempt for nature and focused on their physical comfort.

• They conquered neighboring tribes to acquire their tools and supplies.

• They adapted to their surroundings to meet their basic needs for survival.