Social Studies Chapter 7

Who were the first people to live in North America?

• Pilgrims

• Native Americans

• Africans

• Europeans

What do you call a place where people live and share a way of life?

• a ceremony

• a legend

• a culture area

• a tradition

Which Native American group lived in mostly desert areas and were hunters, farmers, and sheep herders?

• Omaha

• Navajo

• Sioux

• Salish

What did the Navajos believe would happen if you respected all living things?

• You would be rich.

• You would become sick.

• You would be healthy and peaceful.

• You would be a leader.

All of the following might show differences among Native Americans except:

• their language

• their history

• their way of life

• their respect for the earth

Traditionally, how were knowledge and beliefs passed from generation to generation?

• writing stories in books

• telling legends

• joining classes

• harvesting crops

Which Native American group lived in hogans and had families headed by the eldest women?

• Sioux

• Navajo

• Omaha

• Salish

Which of the following is NOT something that all Native Americans share?

• creating beautiful everyday products

• respecting living things

• organizing life around seasons

• building totem poles

Which word means "to change in order to fit new conditions"?

• preserve

• adapt

• organize

• respect

What did Northwest Coast Native Americans do during the rainy season?

• planted crops

• harvested crops

• told stories and had ceremonies

• went fishing