WorksheetsUnit 1, Chapter 2 Native Americans
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
2.
Migration is ___.
a)
the way people live.
b)
the way people use resources.
c)
a system of leaders and laws.
d)
the movement of people.
3.
What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages?
a)
They developed agriculture.
b)
They found better water sources.
c)
They learned how to hunt.
d)
They needed protection.
4.
The ___ civilization developed a counting system that included zero.
a)
Adena
b)
Ancient Puebloan
c)
Mayan
d)
Olmec
5.
What was used to group Eastern Woodland peoples as Iroquoian or Algonquian?
a)
the crops they grew
b)
the types of homes they built
c)
the system of government they used
d)
the languages they spoke
6.
What was the major purpose or job of the Iroquois League?
a)
to resolve conflicts among people and groups
b)
to trade goods
c)
to lead religious ceremonies
d)
to create a common language
7.
After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians?
a)
fish
b)
rivers
c)
trees
d)
buffalo
8.
What natural resource was the most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and Northwest Coast?
a)
adobe
b)
wood (trees)
c)
corn
d)
grass
9.
When food was scarce, or hard to find, what food was shared by Native Americans in the Arctic?
a)
corn
b)
buffalo
c)
seal meat
d)
squash
10.
True or False
Trees were important to the people of the Northwest Coast and the Eastern Woodlands because it provided wood to make tools, canoes, and longhouses.
Trees were important to the people of the Northwest Coast and the Eastern Woodlands because it provided wood to make tools, canoes, and longhouses.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
True or False
Trees were important to the people of the Plains Indians because it provided wood to make tools, canoes, and longhouses.
Trees were important to the people of the Plains Indians because it provided wood to make tools, canoes, and longhouses.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Salmon and whales were important resourced for the ___.
a)
Plains Indians
b)
Northwest Coast
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Arctic
13.
What are the three features that are common to most civilizations?
a)
ways of life, food, hunting
b)
ways of life, religion, learning
c)
food, hunting, fishing
d)
wood, fish, clothing
14.
The people of the Arctic built their shelters out of ___.
a)
blocks of ice
b)
animal skins
c)
trees
d)
mud
15.
The people of the Arctic built shelters called ___.
a)
teepees
b)
longhouses
c)
pueblos
d)
igloos
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