Native americans 5th grade

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

Migration may have been possible because of a land bridge that is today covered by the waters of the Bering Sea.

What does the word migration mean in the sentence above?

• The way people live

• The way people use resources to mee their needs

• A movement of people

• A system of leaders and laws that help people live together.

What is the main reason that early peoples in the America’s began to live in larger, more settled villages?

• They developed agriculture

• They found dependable water sources.

• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.

• They needed protection from warring peoples

What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero?

• The Adena

• The Ancient Puebloan

• The Mayan

• The Olmec

Which of the following Iroquois Nations had the largest cultural region in the Eastern Woodlands?

• the Seneca

• the Cayuga

• the Oneida

• the Mohawk

What was a major purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to trade goods

• to lead religious ceremonies

• to resolve conflicts among people and groups

• to establish a common language for communication.

After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians?

• buffalo

• fish

• rivers

• trees

Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast?

• grass

• corn

• wood

• adobe

Why did the economy of Native Americans living in the Arctic cause families to band together?

• They were able to grow plenty of food in the summer.

• They had to travel long distances to hunt seals.

• When food was scarce, the families shared seal meat.

• They held potlatch celebrations to share their many resources.

Scientists can learn a great deal about the life of early people living in the Americas from

• artifacts

• ceremony

• culture

• division of labor

• economy