Chapter Two Native Americans

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

Scientists can learn a great deal about the life of early people living in the Americas from...

• artifacts

• economy

• division of labor

• ceremony

Migration may have been possible because of a land bridge that is today covered by the waters of the Bering Sea. What dos the word migration mean in that sentence?

• a system of leaders and laws that help people live together

• a movement of people

• the way people use resources to meet their needs

• the way people live

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages?

• They needed protection from warring peoples.

• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.

• They found dependable water sources.

• They developed agriculture, or farming.

What early civilization in the Americas had a writing system based on hieroglyphs, or picture symbols, and developed a counting system that included the number zero?

• The Mound Builders

• The Mayan

• The ancient Peubloans

• The Adena

Which two Native American groups lived in the Eastern Woodlands region?

• The Iroquois and the Algonquian

• The Hopi and the Navajo

• The Inuit and the Aleut

• The Shoshone and the Nez Perce

What was a major purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to teach the young children

• to peacefully settle disputes among people and groups

• to lead religious ceremonies

• to trade goods

After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians?

• Trees

• Rivers

• Fish

• Buffalo

What type of easy-to-move shelter did the Great Plains people live in while on the hunt?

• wigwam

• travois

• tepee

• lodge

In the Desert Southwest, why did Hopi children receive kachina dolls?

• to hunt with

• to learn about important values such as kindness and respect for elders

• to learn about farming

• to play with as a toy