WorksheetsNevada's First People Chapt. 3-1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not true about the hunter-gatherers?
a)
They did not raise food.
b)
They made tools out of stone.
c)
They wrote many books.
d)
They traveled and even settled in what is now Nevada.
2.
An Atlatl is
a)
a dwelling made of branches.
b)
a long handle that attaches to the end of a spear.
c)
a long river.
d)
a piece of pottery used to carry water.
3.
Petroglyphs
a)
are carvings on rocks and cave walls.
b)
are pottery shards with special designs.
c)
were the first people in Nevada to farm.
d)
are found in the desert.
4.
Archaeologists
a)
stories to explain how things come to be
b)
before records were written
c)
main food
d)
study clues from people long ago
5.
prehistoric
a)
main food
b)
before records were written
c)
the way of life passed from parent to child
d)
study clues from people long ago
6.
Hand-made stone darts
a)
atlatl
b)
hunter-gatherers
c)
clovis point
d)
mummy
7.
Spirit Cave Man is a
a)
petroglyph
b)
atlatl
c)
archeologists
d)
mummy
8.
Prehistoric people are called this because...
a)
archaeologist just decided to call them this.
b)
they lived before written records were kept.
c)
they are the Desert Archaic people.
d)
they were found in Nevada.
9.
Duck decoys were made of
a)
cloth
b)
wood
c)
flowers
d)
tule reeds
10.
Name of the earliest people to reach what is now Nevada
a)
Desert Archaic People or prehistoric people
b)
Desert Archaic People or Shoshone
c)
Paiute or prehistoric people
d)
Mohave or Desert Archaic People
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