EXTRA CREDIT 1 Social Sciences and Native Americans

Which is a primary source for an historian studying Christopher Columbus?

• a television show about the explorations of Columbus

• a book by a respected historian at the University of Buffalo

• a modern painting showing Columbus landing in the New World

• the journal kept by Columbus as he sailed

Buffalo hide robes on the Plains, grass skirts in California and Deerskin Robes in the Eastern Woodlands. These differences in clothing were most likely the result of

• available natural resources in their environments

• traditional religious practices from their ancestors

• family relationship requirements

• competing customs in fashion

What is "the study of the past"?

• History

• Archeology

• Geography

• Economics

From your knowledge of social studies, state one reason hunters migrated further south rather than settling in the northernmost part of North America.

• Warmer climate

• More food resources

• Better shelter

• All of the above

According to the map, hunters reached the Americas by crossing a ________.

• Glacier

• Land bridge

• Ocean

• Mountain

The map indicates that hunters migrated to which part of America first?

• South America

• Central America

• North America

• The Caribbean

Which Native American tribe lived in the Arctic region and kept warm inside igloos made from blocks of ice?

• Iroquois

• Inuit

• Cheyenne

• Apache

In the Eastern Woodlands, which type of home was built by the Iroquois?

• Tepees

• Igloos

• Longhouses

• Wigwams

Fill in the blank: The Plains Indians relied on _______ for their tepees.

• Wood

• Stone

• Buffalo

• Ice

Which region is described as having plentiful forests and good farmland?

• Arctic

• Great Plains

• Eastern Woodlands

• Desert