Native Americans Unit 1

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

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

Migration is ___.

• the way people live.
• the way people use resources.
• a system of leaders and laws.
• the movement of people.

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

• fish
• rivers
• trees
• buffalo

What type of job studies artifacts and ancient ruins?

• archeologist

• scientists

• map makers (cartographer)

• politician

What is archaeology?

• to study of objects to learn about life in the past

• To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs

• To find cool stuff underground

• To study the relationship between geography and fossils

Which region of Native Americans used buffalo skins to make teepees?

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Arctic

• Plains

Adobe is made from __________.

• Dried mud baked in the sun
• Wood and deer skin
• Snow
• Grass

What is a travois?

• A sled pulled by dogs or horses in the Great Plains.
• Food the South West ate
• Spirits
• The homes the South West lived in

Which word means a party where the host gives gifts to the guests?

• Potlatch
• Powwow
• Shaman
• Ceremony

Which word means a holy person or medicine man?

• Shaman
• Travois
• Reservation
• Potlatch