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WorksheetsThe First People of
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The time before people left written records is known as _________.
a)
oral tradition
b)
Ice Age
c)
prehistory
d)
heritage
2.
A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past is called a(n) __________
a)
archaeologist
b)
ancestor
c)
hunter-gatherer
d)
artifact
3.
________ is the history, beliefs, and way of life that a group of people shares.
a)
Religion
b)
Prehistory
c)
Heritage
d)
Oral tradition
4.
A __________ was a small Lenape house that had a round shape.
a)
sakima
b)
Lenapehoking
c)
wigwam
d)
longhouse
5.
A(n) _________ was a wise person who settled arguments for the Lenape people.
a)
Lenapehoking
b)
sakima
c)
manetu
d)
artifact
6.
The ______________ was a time when Earth's climate was much colder than it is now.
a)
Ice Age
b)
Abbott Farm
c)
Bering Strait
7.
__________ was a strip of land that once connected Asia with what is today Alaska.
a)
Bering Strait
b)
Beringia
c)
Bering
8.
Today a body of water known as the ___________ separates Alaska and Asia.
a)
Bering
b)
Beringia
c)
Bering Strait
9.
Archaeologists have used objects from __________ to piece together what life was like in NJ thousands of years ago.
a)
Abbott Farm
b)
Trenton
c)
Rahway
10.
The __________ formed a dividing line between the Munsee and the Unami people.
a)
Rahway River
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Raritan River
11.
Scientists believe the first people came from Asia about _________ years ago.
a)
40,000
b)
30
c)
23,000
d)
100,000
12.
The water level __________ when the Ice Age ended.
a)
rose
b)
fell
13.
Why something happens is called the __________.
a)
effect
b)
cause
14.
What happens as a result of something else is called the ___________.
a)
cause
b)
effect
15.
The Lenape peoples lives were tied to the cycle of the ___________.
a)
summer
b)
spring
c)
seasons
d)
Creator
16.
The Big House ceremony was when ____________.
a)
Lenape gave thanks to the Creator
b)
Lenape have thanks to the Corn God
c)
Lenape had a fall harvest
17.
Lenape children had to do chores, such as _______________.
a)
sewing, trapping animals, and listening to elders.
b)
hunting, being the sakima, and praying.
c)
going to school, working in the forest, and making dinner reservations.
18.
The Lenape ate __ meals a day.
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
19.
A Lenape wigwam is surrounded with ______________.
a)
plastic tarps
b)
tree bark
c)
leaves
d)
mud
20.
The elders were important in the Lenape village because they passed down _____________.
a)
fall harvest
b)
recreation
c)
fire
d)
oral tradition
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