Q1 Benchmark Practice (4th Grade)

As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by

• using what was around them in nature.

• carrying all their food with them.

• leaving old tools behind.

• choosing new chiefs to lead them.

Early American Indians chose to settle in environments that had

• people living there already.

• lots of rain to grow crops.

• natural resources to meet their needs.

• huge ice sheets called glaciers.

Most scientists believe the first Americans came from

• North America

• South America

• Siberia, in Asia

• their origin stories

What is an adaptation?

• The natural surroundings of a place, including land, water, air, plants, and animals

• To change your ideas and ways of living to fit a new situation

• A group of American Indians from the Southwest

• An area where members of the same nation talk, work, or perform religious ceremonies

Why were buffalo so important to the people of the Great Plains?

• They trained buffalo to do special tricks to entertain the children.

• They rode buffalo like other American Indians rode horses when they hunted.

• They were very uncommon, so seeing one was like seeing something magical.

• They used many parts of the animal to make the things they needed to survive.

The photographs below show two different American Indian shelters.

Why did American Indians in each region have different homes?

• Each region brought materials from their homelands to build shelters in their new environments.

• The tepee was used for hunting trips and the pueblo was for the rest of the year.

• Each region had different natural resources to use for their homes.

• The Pueblo people were vegetarians and didn’t want to use animal skins for their homes.

Historians study __________ to learn about American Indians.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• environment

• artifacts

Historians learned that American Indians lived in seven different cultural ________.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• regions

• natural resources

American Indians _________to each region by using ________ to help them survive.

Which 2 words best complete the sentence?

• environment, climate

• adapted, natural resources

Some American Indian groups _______, which means they moved from place to place to help them survive.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• migrated

• adapted