Prehistoric North America Quiz

What does the word "paleo" mean?

• New

• Old

• Large

• Small

Which prehistoric people were known for hunting large mammals like mammoths and mastodons?

• Folsom

• Woodland

• Clovis

• Archaic

What tool did the Clovis people primarily use for hunting?

• Bow and arrow

• Spears

• Nets

• Traps

Where was the frozen land bridge that early natives used to cross into North America located?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Bering Strait

• The Gulf of Mexico

What method is used to determine the approximate age of an object by measuring carbon-14?

• Tree ring counting

• Carbon dating

• Fossil analysis

• Ice core sampling

Which group of people were known for weaving nets from plant fibers?

• Clovis

• Folsom

• Woodland

• Paleo

What type of diet did the Folsom people have compared to the Clovis people?

• Less varied

• More varied

• Only plant-based

• Only meat-based

Which group of people were less nomadic than the Clovis?

• Paleo

• Folsom

• Woodland

• Archaic

What did the Woodland people construct that was significant to their culture?

• Stone tools

• Burial mounds

• Large ships

• Wooden houses

What was a significant advancement of the Folsom people in terms of tools?

• They used stone tools

• They had more advanced weapons and tools

• They used wooden tools

• They had no tools