Pre-Columbian Completed

Why did the first Americans come to North America?

• to find a new place to live

• to build cliff houses

• to escape cold weather

• to track buffalo and woolly mammoths

What is the purpose of a potlatch ceremony?

• to pray for a successful whale hunt

• to decide which crops will be planted

• to show social importance of a family

• to decide who would be the tribe leader

Why did few Native Americans live on the Great Plains?

• crops could not be grown on Great Plains

• The Great Plains did not provide good shelter from the cold

• During the summer lightening strikes caused too many fires

• there were hardly any animals

Why did the Iroquois make false face masks?

• to create art

• to remember ancestors

• to amuse other at tribal dance

• to scare away spirits

The Makah use seal oil too keep berries fresh.

• false

• true

The Makah used seal intestines as containers.

• True

• False

The Makah used whale bone and tissue for fishing.

• True

• False

Why were there no horses in North America in 1492?

Why did scientist believe mounds built in the Southeast were important to Native Americans?