Explorers and Native American Regions Quiz Review

__________ were the first explorers to North America around 1000 A.D.

• The Vikings

• Christopher Columbus

• The Romans

• George Washington

Who started exploring in 1492?

• The Vikings

• Christopher Columbus

• The Romans

• George Washington

Why did the explorers want to find a shortcut to Asia?

Select ALL answer choices that answer this question.

• The liked sailing and arriving as fast as they could to their destination.

• Pirates were a big problem because the captured or sunk many ships!

• It was a long and dangerous route to travel from Asia to Europe.

• The spices from India were very popular and made a lot of money in Europe but they were expensive to transport.

____________ are rich people, usually rulers of countries, who paid other people to study, explore, or create art for their country.

• Sailors

• Patrons

• Nomads

• Native American Chiefs

Nomadic people are _____________.

• People who stay in one place all of the time.

• People who like to live in the mountains.

• People who move from place to place.

• People who like to live near the water.

There were _________ Native American Regions we studied.

• Four

• Three

• Six

• Five

The _____________ and the ___________ tribes lived in dry, desert-like conditions.

• Great Basin and Southwest

• Great Basin and Pacfic Northwest

• Southwest and Eastern Woodlands

• Southwest and Great Plains

The ________ _________ tribe were nomadic. They moved from place to place.

• Great Basin

• Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest

• Eastern Woodlands

The ________ ________ and ________ ________ tribes had plenty of streams, rivers, ponds, ocean, trees, shrubs, and plants. They used these resources for their daily needs.

• Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains

• Eastern Woodlands and Great Basin

• Pacific Northwest and Eastern Woodlands

• Pacific Northwest and Great Basin

The __________ tribe had homes made of adobe. Their region had small animals and they farmed for their food. Corn was very important to this tribe. Their region had very little rain, was arid (dry), and desert-like. This tribe also believed that snake dances and kachinas brought rain.

• Southwest

• Great Plains

• Great Basin

• Pacific Northwest