Section 1: Lessons 1 & 2

When European explorers came to North America around 1500, how many Native Americans were probably living on the continent?

• only a few thousand

• 1 million

• 3 to 10 million

• about 45 million

Many Native American tribes believe this about their existence in North America:

• creation stories show their ancestors originated here

• Solutreans from southern Spain, France, and Portugal became the first Americans

• Native peoples migrated from northeastern Asia during the ice age

• Australians and southeastern Asians sailed east across the Pacific Ocean

"Beringia" is the name give to:

• the first Native Americans

• the ancestral language group of Native Americans

• the people who may have sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from southern Spain

• the land bridge between North East Asia and Alaska during the most recent ice age

Historians have been able to piece together Native American history mainly because of the vast amount of written records kept by Native Americans over the centuries

• True

• False

Check the TWO Native American regions in North America where the natives used "longhouses"

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

Which theory of Native American migration is most popular among scientists today?

• Solutrean ocean crossing

• Beringia migration

• Native America creation stories

• Australian, South East Asian, Pacific Island Ocean crossing

In which region of North America were the natives often referred to as "Pueblos" as a result of the housing structures they created?

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest Region

• Plains Region

• Southeast Region

In which region of North America was the Iroquois League located?

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest Region

• Plains Region

• Northeast Region

The "Columbian Exchange" meant new animals were introduced to both the Old World (Europe) and the New World (America). Which of the following was a new animal introduced to Europe?

• chicken

• horse

• turkey

• cow

Which of the following was a new plant introduced to Native Americans?

• potato

• corn

• tomato

• apple