Pre-Columbian Review

Why did the very first Americans come to North America from Asia?

• to find a new place to live

• to build cliff houses in the desert

• to escape the cold and windy weather

• to track buffalo and woolly mammoths

What is a purpose of the potlatch ceremony?

• to pray for a successful whale hunt

• to decide which crops will be planted

• to show the social importance of a family

• to decide who would become the head of the tribe

Why did few Native Americans live on the Great Plains throughout the entire year?

• Crops could not be grown on the Great Plains.

• The Great Plains did not provide good shelter from cold weather.

• Lightning strikes during the summer caused too many fires on the Great Plains.

• There were hardly any animals to hunt on the Great Plains during the summer.

Why did the Iroquois make False Face masks?

• to create pieces of art

• to remember their ancestors

• to amuse others at tribal dances

• to scare away spirits that cause illness

Whale bone, tendon, and tissue were used for fishing.

• True

• False

A scientist who studies the past human life and cultures by finding material evidence, such as graves and pottery.

• Potlatch

• Status

• Archaeologist

• Adobe

A flat-topped, elevated area of land with steep sides.

• Earth Lodge

• Kiva

• Mesa

• Pueblo

Seal oil was used to keep berries fresh

• True

• False

Moving according to the season.

• Nomadic

• Sedentary

An underground room in a Pueblo village where men meet for ceremonies or councils.

• Artifact

• Earth Lodge

• Kiva

• Plaza