History Quiz #2

Before the historic period, which technologies helped the population of Kansas grow?

• Pottery vessels, bows, and arrows

• Steam engines and railroads

• Computers and the internet

• Automobiles and airplanes

Absolute dating and relative dating are ______.

• Techniques archaeologists use to know how old an object is

• Methods to predict future events

• Ways to measure the size of an object

• Techniques to determine the color of an artifact

We can tell when people began living in permanent villages because ______.

• Houses were covered with grasses and plastered with clay

• They started using metal tools

• They began writing books

• They invented the wheel

Historians refer to the historic period in Kansas beginning when ______.

• Francisco de Coronado arrives in Kansas

• The first railroad was built

• Kansas became a state

• The first school was established

Across North America, there are many different types of American Indians. They are all alike because they all ______.

• Create art that reflects their environment

• Speak the same language

• Live in the same type of houses

• Wear the same clothing