1st Grade-Louisiana's First Inhabitants Practice

Native Americans were able to survive in Louisiana during the pre-historic era because they (Select 3 answers)

• hunted small animals for food

• bought supplies from Europeans

• lived off of the natural resources provided by the land

• lived near water sources so that they could fish and transport items

• they ate dinosaurs for dinner

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Pre-Historic Louisiana Native Americans

Poverty Point is a large earthwork that was built during the prehistoric era.

What are the activities that took place at Poverty Point?

Select two answers

• trading among native groups

• building roads and bridges

• wars between the native groups

• people lived and worshipped here

Which of the following animals are the Poverty Point mounds shaped like?

• a rabbit

• a snake

• a bird

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Poverty Point

Why were birds important to the Poverty Point Native Americans?

• they were the native's major food source

• they were the children's favorite toy

• birds were worshipped because the natives thought they protected and blessed them

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Poverty Point

Which geographic land feature did the Louisiana Native Americans settle near?

• explosive volcanoes

• deserts

• rivers and bayous

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Pre-Historic Louisiana Native Americans

Archaeologists use ​ (a)   to tell the story of ​ (b)   because there was no ​ (c)   history. Artifacts are usually ​ (d)   from the ruins of abandoned areas like ​ (e)   .

• artifacts
• prehistoric peoples
• written
• dug
• Poverty Point

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Poverty Point

Pre-Historic Louisiana Native Americans