Early People of New Mexico Quiz

What is the correct term for the buffalo?

• Bison

• Mammoth

• Elephant

• Rhino

What did the Clovis people use for hunting?

• Slingshot

• Bow and arrow

• Spear points

• Boomerang

Where was the site of the Folsom Man find?

• Southwest corner of the state

• Northeast corner of the state

• Northwest corner of the state

• Southeast corner of the state

What did the early Paleo Indians use to bring down large animals like mastodons and mammoths?

• Poison darts

• Hunting dogs

• Stone tips for hunting spears

• Traps

What did the early people of New Mexico do once they learned to make stone tips for their hunting spears?

• Started farming

• Moved to a different area

• Hunted big game like mastodons and mammoths

• Became fishermen