NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURES

Which ancient North American culture(s) were known for making exquisite copper jewelry, fine pottery, and constructing elaborate burials mounds?

• Anasazi

• Inca

• Adena & Hopewell

• Mayan

Which early North American people created turquoise jewelry, woven baskets, and black on white pottery with elaborate designs?

• Adena & Hopewell

• Mayan

• Anasazi

• Inca

Which ancient North American civilizations were known for building mounds?

• Adena & Hopewell

• Inca

• Mississippian

• Anasazi

Which group build their temples and homes for the elite on top of platform mounds?

• Adena

• Hopwell

• Mississippian

• Anasazi

Due to the arid conditions faced by the Anasazi civilization, what forms of irrigation did they use?

• sink holes

• aqueducts

• ditches

• canals

Where did the Anasazi live?

• Andes Mountains

• Ohio Valley

• Southwest United States

• Yucatan Peninsula

Which Native American CULTURE hunted buffalo, gathered plants, and lived in the center/panhandle of Texas?

• Plains

• Puebloan

• Gulf

• Southeastern

Native Americans arrived in the Western Hemisphere by which of the following means?

• Migratory land routes stretching from the Middle East through Asia

• by land routes made passable when glaciers lowered seas

• by direct sea routes from North Africa to South America

• by sea from Iceland to the Hudson Bay

The Northwest Tribes depended on natural resources.  This can be seen in their wooden shelters called plankhouses.  This shelter was common because ___.

• other types of shelters cost too much to build
• wood was available in the forests close to their home
• other types of shelters could not protect them from ice
• they liked wood better than brick

Which of the following statements best describes the life of the Northwest?

• They hunted buffalo and deer on the plains.
• They herded cattle and goat.
• They fished along the coast, and in rivers and lakes.
• They grew corn and squash in the fields.