Native Americans Unit - Grade 7

A land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?

• South America and North America

• North America and Europe

• Asia and North America

• Europe and Asia

Many anthropologists believe that people from Asia crossed a land bridge to North America to

• escape religious persecution

• hunt migrating animals

• capture native peoples of this region

• search for gold and other riches

Groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures because each group

• came to America from other parts of the world

• had to follow written traditions

• had to adapt to different environments

• wanted to be distinct from other groups

Differences in Native American clothing were most likely the result of

• traditional religious practices

• available natural resources

• family kinship requirements

• competing customs in fashion

Buffalo was the primary source of food, shelter, clothing, and tools for Native Americans of the

• Southeast

• Eastern Woodlands

• Pacific Coast

• Great Plains

The main Native American tribes of New York State were the

• Algonquin and Iroquois

• Mound Builders and Anasazi

• Hohokam and Mississippians

• Sioux and Inuit

Which situation provides the best evidence that the Iroquois adapted to their environment?

• Speaking a language different from that of their neighbors

• Living in longhouses made of wood and bark

• developing an alliance with Algonquins

• including women in the governing process

The development of a farming culture among Native Americans helped ensure

• safety from neighboring tribes

• the establishment of a nomadic lifestyle

• the continuation of hunting and gathering

• a more stable food supply

The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in history because

• farming led to settled communities

• people started using animal skins for clothing

• copper was first used to improve stone tools

• cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups

Early European explorers who came to the New World were looking for a northwest passage in order to

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native Americans

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter route to Asia