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WorksheetsFirst North Americans Lesson 1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
Select the sentence that explains the effect that agriculture had on where some American Indians chose to live.
a)
Often they chose to live near rivers or streams in order to water their crops and provide drinking water.
b)
The skill of raising plants and animals for human use is called agriculture.
c)
They now lived in one place to plant their own food, or crop.
2.
Migration means _____.
a)
People with no permanent home who travel from place to place.
b)
The skill of raising plants and animals for human use.
c)
The movement from one place to another.
3.
What are the 4 American Indian Cultural Regions?
a)
Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, & Woodlands
b)
Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Ocean Southwest, & Desert Northeast
c)
North America, South America, Eastern Europe, & Disneyland
d)
Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Desert Southwest, & Pacific Northwest
4.
Technology means ___________.
a)
Devices that make life more efficient.
b)
Anything related to the internet.
c)
anything to do with a smart device.
d)
The use of scientific knowledge to solve problems.
5.
Which are examples of technology listed in the text, "Desert Southwest Cultural Regions?"
a)
baskets, fishing, and swimming
b)
irrigation, pottery jars, woven baskets, and adobe
c)
crops, irrigation, maps, and compasses
d)
spears, arrows, rods, and baskets
6.
What kind of homes did the Mohawk live in?
a)
Adobe made of clay from the earth
b)
Longhouses made of wood
c)
Dome-shaped wigwams made of bent wooden poles and covered with bark or animal ski
d)
Teepees made of animal skins
7.
What kind of home did the Ojibwa people live in?
a)
Teepees made of animal skin
b)
Longhouses made of wood
c)
Adobe homes made of clay
d)
Dome-shaped wigwams made of bent wooden poles and covered with bark or animal skins
8.
Which are examples of the kinds of housing that Great Plains people used?
a)
Earth Lodges and Teepees
b)
Wigwams and Teepees
c)
Longhouses and Earth Lodges
d)
Adobe homes and Earth Lodges
9.
Why did American Indians locate their villages near water?
a)
Because people and animals need water to survive.
b)
Because they enjoyed looking at the water at night.
c)
Because they followed the fish all year long.
d)
Because that was the territory they had claimed.
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