Early Americans 5th Grade Social Studies Quiz

What does 'ancestor' mean?

• family

• all of your relatives

• relatives from the past

• your uncle and aunt

Which of the following is an example of an ancestor?

• Your cousin

• Your friend

• Your great-grandmother

• Your neighbor

What does 'agriculture' mean?

• gathering from plants in the woods

• planting and raising crops

• hunting animals

• plants

Which word means 'the use of technology to bring water to crops'?

• condensation

• precipitation

• irrigation

• elimination

What crops did the Native Americans grow on the land? (Select all for bonus points!)

• beans

• corn

• squash

• pumpkins

Which word means 'ways of life that are repeated on a regular basis based on tradition'?

• ancestors

• culture

• reservation

• customs

What is a tradition?

• a hobby

• a kind of crop

• a custom or belief that is passed down from genration to generation

• ways of life that are repeated

What are 'traditional customs, beliefts an stories'?

• fairytales

• folklore

• nonfiction

• an article

What word means 'a way of life of a group of people'?

• artifacts

• agriculture

• culture

• custom

'Native people of any area' are called?

• Indians

• artifacts

• indigenous

• reservation