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WorksheetsThe First People of SC
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Archaeology means the ________.
a)
objects found from past civilizations
b)
moving from place to place
c)
study of past people and cultures
d)
time period before written records
2.
An artifact is ______.
a)
the study of past people and cultures
b)
an object such as a stone tool made by humans
c)
a weapon from present day
d)
a specific type of food
3.
During the Pre-Projectile Period people were ________ because they were hunters.
a)
archaeologists
b)
settled
c)
being killed
d)
nomadic
4.
During the Pre-Projectile Period, technology (tools) were very advanced.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What makes the people of the Paleo Period different from those of the Pre-Projectile Period?
a)
spearpoints on their tools called Clovis points
b)
nothing
c)
types of animals
d)
type of environment
6.
What was the environment like during the Archaic period?
a)
cold and frozen
b)
warmer, but no change in animal/plant life
c)
warmer with greater variety of plants and animals
d)
the same as the past
7.
Compared to the Paleo people, the Archaic people were
a)
even more nomadic
b)
less nomadic; began to settle
c)
not adapting
d)
none of these
8.
People of the Woodland Period began _______
a)
Using bows and arrows to hunt
b)
living in villages
c)
farming and making pottery
d)
all answers
9.
The Mississippians developed very complex communities including leaders, fences around their communities, and trade routes.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The atlatl is a _______
a)
map
b)
type of food
c)
tool developed that propelled spears father
d)
none of these
11.
One of the most distinctive characteristics of the Woodland and Mississippian culture was
a)
the building of mounds
b)
the food they ate
c)
the way they traded
d)
all of the above
12.
The tribes living in the Eastern Woodlands based their lineage on their mother's side, meaning they were _____.
a)
crazy
b)
like most other societies
c)
nomadic
d)
matrilineal
13.
Why did the decision making policies of the Eastern Woodland tribes frustrate the Europeans?
a)
Europeans weren't frustrated at all
b)
Europeans weren't used the the Tribe's ways of changing policies
c)
The Europeans just didn't like the tribes
d)
none of these
14.
Warfare between tribes was not to conquer land but to earn respect and avenge murders.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Catawba means ______.
a)
"People of the river"
b)
"people of mars"
c)
"we are the people"
d)
nothing
16.
What were the roles of men in the Catawba culture?
a)
They went to war
b)
They made pottery
c)
They farmed and fished
d)
They were the head of household
17.
Each Cherokee village had how man chiefs?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
The Yamassee men were skilled
a)
farmers
b)
hunters
c)
warriors
d)
all answers
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