SS Ch2L1 - pg58-59 - Origin Stories

What is the definition of a 'descendant'?

• A person's ancestor

• A person's child, grandchild, or later relative

• A person's friend

• A person's neighbor.

Many present-day Native Americans believe that their people have always lived in the Americas. True or False?

• True

• False

What is the main topic of the text?

• The history of Europe

• The origin of the first Americans

• The culture of Africa

• The geography of Australia

All Native American peoples use _______ to tell about important events and people in their past.

• Paintings

• Stories

• Songs

• Dances

A descendant is a person's child, grandchild, or _______ relative.

• Earlier

• Later

• Neighbor

• Friend

Which Native American tribe tells a story about Old Man the Creator?

• The Blackfoot

• The Hurons

• The Cherokee

• The Sioux

According to the Huron story, land was formed from a tiny bit of soil taken from the ______ of a turtle.

• Shell

• Claws

• Back

• Tail

Why do Native Americans use the name Turtle Island?

• Because of a story about a turtle

• Because there were so many turtles all over the Americas

• Because they live on an island

• Because the land is shaped like a turtle shell

What do Native American origin stories explain?

• How the world was made

• How to hunt animals

• How to build homes

• How to grow crops.

The descendants of the first Americans tell only stories of the ______.

• Americas

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa