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WorksheetsUnit 1: The First Americans
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What technology did American Indians of the Desert Southwest use to survive?
a)
woven baskets
b)
irrigation
c)
hornos
d)
pottery jars
2.
What was special about the homes of the Great Plains groups?
a)
They were made of adobe.
b)
They had many windows.
c)
There was one for spring and another for winter.
d)
They were made from buckskin.
3.
Many of the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest and the Eastern Woodlands
a)
lived in longhouses.
b)
made cedar-wood plank
houses.
c)
used whale fat to make
oil.
d)
made canoes from logs or
birch bark.
4.
How do American Indians hand down their customs and folklore?
a)
through poetry
b)
by keeping secrets
c)
though storytelling, song, celebrations, and ceremonies
d)
by keeping careful written records
5.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for an American Indian group to have a celebration or ceremony?
a)
religious purpose
b)
social purpose
c)
collection of resources
d)
celebration of nature
6.
When American Indians interacted with other groups, they could
a)
produce a surplus.
b)
form new governments.
c)
barter goods.
d)
produce specialized products and activities.
7.
Which of the following is NOT an example of American Indian government?
a)
Deganawidah
b)
Iroquois Confederacy
c)
council of the chiefs
d)
village council
8.
Which of the following is a reason why some of the American Indians of the Great Plains traveled?
a)
to go on vacation
b)
to follow the buffalo
c)
to visit their family in other tribes
d)
to collect seashells to decorate clothing
9.
Why did American Indian tribes trade goods with each other?
a)
They couldn’t produce certain surplus food or specialized goods.
b)
They wanted to meet new people.
c)
They wanted to make new friends to have on their side in case of war.
d)
All of the above
10.
What issue did the Iroquois Confederacy NOT discuss when meeting?
a)
land use
b)
trade
c)
war
d)
upcoming celebrations/ ceremonies
11.
Which cultural region does the following describe:
*The climate is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
*Ojibwa lived in dome-shaped structures called wigwams.
*Mohawk lived in wooden longhouses up to 200 ft long.
*Resources from large bodies of water, farmland, and forests.
*The climate is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
*Ojibwa lived in dome-shaped structures called wigwams.
*Mohawk lived in wooden longhouses up to 200 ft long.
*Resources from large bodies of water, farmland, and forests.
a)
Desert Southwest
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
12.
Which cultural region does the following describe:
*Hot, dry climate.
*Irrigation was developed by the Anasazi.
*Pottery jars and woven baskets were developed by the Navajo.
*Used adobe to make houses and hornos.
*Hot, dry climate.
*Irrigation was developed by the Anasazi.
*Pottery jars and woven baskets were developed by the Navajo.
*Used adobe to make houses and hornos.
a)
Desert Southwest
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
13.
Which cultural region does the following describe:
*Had little need for agriculture due to living off the coast of California and Alaska.
*They found plenty of food and other natural resources in oceans, rivers, and forests.
*They ate sea animals, deer, nuts, and berries. *Live in large cedar-plank houses sheltered up to ten families.
*Had little need for agriculture due to living off the coast of California and Alaska.
*They found plenty of food and other natural resources in oceans, rivers, and forests.
*They ate sea animals, deer, nuts, and berries. *Live in large cedar-plank houses sheltered up to ten families.
a)
Desert Southwest
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
14.
Which cultural region does the following describe:
*Large, flat grassland *Climate can be dry, but land near rivers provided rich farmland
*Lived in “earth lodges” in the spring where they planted crops
*Left home for buffalo hunt in the summer where they lived in tepees
*In the fall, they returned to their villages to harvest crops.
*Large, flat grassland *Climate can be dry, but land near rivers provided rich farmland
*Lived in “earth lodges” in the spring where they planted crops
*Left home for buffalo hunt in the summer where they lived in tepees
*In the fall, they returned to their villages to harvest crops.
a)
Desert Southwest
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
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