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WorksheetsChapter 2-The First Americans
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is true about the Adena and Hopewell civilizations?
a)
They were Mound Builders and lived in the Ohio Valley
b)
They were Mound Builders and lives in the lower Mississippi Valley
c)
They were nomads and lived on the Great Plains
d)
They were nomads and lived in present-day Mexico
2.
The ___________ groups on the Western Plains relied on buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing.
a)
Migration
b)
Potlatch
c)
Nomad
d)
Longhouse
3.
Which American Indian group had skilled horse riders and warriors?
a)
Tlingit
b)
Comanche
c)
Hopi
d)
Mohawk
4.
Mary Haudenosunee families lived together in a ________________.
a)
Migration
b)
Potlatch
c)
Nomad
d)
Longhouse
5.
Why did the Southwest Indians have to rely on irrigation to grow their crops?
a)
Because they planted in areas that flooded
b)
Because they planted corn deep in the ground
c)
Because few trees grew in that area
d)
Because of the lack of rain in the region
6.
Over many years, hunters followed the ____________ of animals across Beringia.
a)
Migration
b)
Potlatch
c)
Nomad
d)
Lonhouse
7.
What did the Haudenosaunee do to make their nation stronger?
a)
They hunted large animals
b)
They created a confederation and formed a league
c)
They replaced the chiefs with clan mothers
d)
They stopped trading with other American Indian nations
8.
The hosts of the _________________ ceremony served a large amount of food and gave valuable gifts to the guests.
a)
Migration
b)
Potlatch
c)
Nomad
d)
Longhouse
9.
How did geography help the Northwest Indians survive?
a)
The Northwest Indians depended on cotton for their way of life
b)
The Northwest Indians depended on the sea, rivers, and forests for their way of life
c)
The Northwest Indians depended on traps for their way of life
d)
The Northwest Indians depended on farming and clans for their way of life
10.
The Hopi...
a)
hunted and fished for food
b)
lived in small wooden houses
c)
raised corn, beans, and squash
d)
could not farm because there was no water
11.
Why did having horses make hunting easier for the Western Plains people?
a)
Buffalo roamed in herds
b)
Buffalo were huge animals
c)
Buffalo was the main source of food and resources
d)
All of the above
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