Grade 5 MyWorld Chapter 1 Social Studies Quiz

What do experts know for a fact about the first Americans?

• People migrated in search of resources.

• People migrated to North America from Asia.

• People arrived in North America 10,000 years ago.

• People arrived on boats that crossed the Pacific Ocean.

Which is the best example of American Indians changing their environment for shelter?

• The Mound Builders moved earth to build mounds and bury their dead.

• California Indians set fires to clear land for planting and hunting.

• The Puebloans dug canals for irrigation to support agriculture.

• Woodland Indians used trees and animal skins to make huts.

Which use of a natural resource was unique to the Inuit Indians?

• hunting deer

• growing corn

• burning whale oil

• making homes in cliffs

Which statement accurately compares the geography and climate for two different Indian groups?

• The Puebloans and many Aztecs both lived in desert regions, but the Aztecs used a lake to grow crops.

• The Woodland and Mound Builder groups had mild climates, but the Mound Builders were located along the coast.

• The Plains groups and Woodland groups had similar climates, but Plains Indians lived in hilly or mountainous regions.

• The Inuit and Calusa groups were both located by water, but the Calusa group in present-day Florida had a much colder climate.

Which statement accurately tells the difference between nomadic and stationary ancient American Indian groups?

• Stationary groups fish and nomadic groups never fish.

• Stationary groups usually live in forests and nomadic groups usually live in river valleys.

• Nomadic groups tend to hunt and gather more of their food and stationary groups tend to grow more of their food.

• Stationary groups usually live tepees that can be rolled up quickly to follow buffalo and nomadic groups tend to plant more food.

What is animism?

• a belief that social position is determined by age

• a belief that animals and natural forces have spirits

• a custom that marks a young person passing into adulthood

• a custom that is passed down from one generation to the next

Which Indian group is least likely to have a Green Corn Ceremony?

• Inuit

• Mound Builders

• Navajo

• Woodlands

Read this Yokut Indian creation story. Then answer the question. Long ago, a great flood had covered Earth. While it was still covered with water, nothing lived upon the land. Then one day, a giant eagle carrying a black crow on its back flew out of the sky, looking for a place to land. This is an example of what?

• ancestors

• customs

• folklore

• potlatch

Which statement accurately compares roles in traditional American Indian groups?

• Children gathered water and firewood while women played games.

• Children told stories to their parents who made kachina dolls.

• Men chose the women who performed religious ceremonies.

• Men hunted animals that women prepared and stored.

Which statement accurately compares folklore and tradition?

• Traditions involve folklore the customs, stories, and beliefs of a people that is passed down from one generation to the next.

• Folklore includes some aspects of traditions, which are the systems or ways that people make decisions as a group.

• Folklore is the system of decision-making and power-sharing for a group that wants to change the rules and make new traditions.

• Traditions are more important than folklore because they are passed down from parents to children.