Indigenous Cultures Vocabulary Quiz

What term describes the study of historical periods and the division of history into different eras?

• Indigenous

• Periodization

• Time

• Geography

Which term refers to the original inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization?

• Nomad

• Americans

• Indigenous

• Hemisphere

What is the term for people who move from one place to another, often in search of food or resources?

• Nomad

• Migration

• Compass Rose

• Native Americans

Which term describes the movement of people from one region to another?

• Nomad

• Migration

• Indigenous

• Bering Land Bridge

What is a naturally occurring material that can be used by people?

• Artifact

• Resource

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What is an object made by humans, typically an item of cultural or historical interest?

• Artifact

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Resource

Which term refers to a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study?

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Artifact

• Resource

What is a source that interprets and analyzes primary sources?

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Artifact

• Resource

What is the name of the symbol on a map that shows directions?

• Hemisphere

• Compass Rose

• Timeline

• Equator

Which term refers to half of the Earth, usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator?

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Quadrisphere

• Prime Meridian