Native Americans!

What is the proper term used to refer to the people who first lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Native Americans

• The first people

• Indians

• Native Indians

Why were Native Americans called Indians?

• Because the first explorers to come to the Americas were from India

• Because they first came from the land of India

• Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India and assumed the natives were Indian

• Because the name Indian sounded similar to the name that they used to refer to themselves

True or False: Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans only lived in the western half of the United States.

• True

• False

What is a group of Native American peoples based on their culture and language usually called?

• Tribe

• Country

• Clan

• Empire

How do archeologists know about the history and culture of Native Americans?

• By stories passed down from previous generations of Native Americans

• By digging up tools used by Native Americans

• From notes written by the first Europeans to arrive in the Americas

• All of the above

The Native Americans respected Earth because:

• it protected them and gave them everything they needed to survive

• it was round

• they feared the Great Spirit

• They worshipped many gods

What were the Pacific Northwest Natives known for?

• totem poles
• kachina dolls
• pottery
• tepees

What states make up the Pacific Northwest region?

• New Mexico, California, Nevada, Michigan

• Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Northern California

• Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California

• Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alaska

What type of home did the Northwest people live in?

• tepees

• plank houses

• hogans

• wigwams

Which is a type of home that the Southwest Natives lived in?

• tepees
• pueblos and hogans
• wigwams and longhouses
• plank houses