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WorksheetsThe Early People of North America: US History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What region of the United States did the Anasazi live?
a)
Southwestern
b)
Southeastern
c)
Northwestern
d)
Northeastern
2.
Where did the Anasazi build their homes?
a)
The side of cliffs
b)
In the forest
c)
Underground
3.
Anasazi descended from the....
a)
Townsfolk
b)
Pueblo
c)
Cro magnons
d)
Winterfell
4.
Archeologists have found lots of artifacts from the Anasazi because they lived in a(n) _______ area.
a)
jungle
b)
arid
c)
arctic
d)
humid
5.
Earthen mounds for burials
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Southwestern U.S.
c)
Pacific Northwest
d)
Toltec
6.
_______________ were completely built by hand without using bulldozers, wheel barrows, or even dump trucks.
a)
Temples
b)
Mounds
c)
Anasazi
d)
Chinampas
7.
The ______ were Mound Builders.
a)
Iroquois
b)
Plains Peoples
c)
Hopewell
d)
Mayans
8.
a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land
a)
mesa
b)
mountain peak
c)
plains
d)
Love
9.
Mound Builder's land was . . .
a)
rich soil, forests, lakes and rivers
b)
frozen
c)
dry
10.
Mounds were for
a)
ceremonies & burials for chiefs
b)
places to grow corn
c)
Ancient sport tournaments
d)
sacrificial altars
11.
The Mississippians settled along the banks of the _____________________
a)
Ohio River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
12.
The Mississippian Culture grew all except...
a)
squash
b)
sunflowers
c)
gourds
d)
buffalo chips
13.
What vegetable became an important part of the Mississippian Agriculture?
a)
Sunflower seeds
b)
Maize
c)
Rocky mountain oysters
d)
meat
14.
Large-scale farming in Mississippian Cities gave rise to the creation of many cities that was home to....
a)
europeans
b)
1 million people
c)
10,000 people
d)
Anasazi
15.
The largest of the Mississippian cities was Cahokia- near present day .......
a)
Nevada
b)
Phoenix
c)
Los Angeles
d)
St. Louis
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