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North American Peoples

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is known as "a long period of little rainfall".

a)

desert

b)

drenched

c)

drought

d)

scorching

2.

These people were responsible for building the "Great Serpent Mound"

a)

Apache

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Navajo

d)

Aztecs

3.

These people settled in the far north of North America. Some scientists believe that these were the last group of people to cross the "land bridge" to the Americas.

a)

Cahokia

b)

Apache

c)

Inuit

d)

Huron

4.

The Iroquois and Cherokee had formal law codes and formed ________, or governments that linked different groups.

a)

constitution

b)

monarchy

c)

code of conduct

d)

federations

5.

In what area did the Anasazi live?

a)

Four Corners

b)

Northeast

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

6.

Where does Native American population tend to be the highest?

a)

The North

b)

Coastal areas or around bodies of water

c)

The South

d)

Great Plains

7.

The Anasazi lived in _________ or stone dwellings.

a)

Wooden houses

b)

Igloos

c)

Pueblos

d)

Teepees

8.

This material, used to build homes, is made of sun dried mud brick.

a)

adobe

b)

teepee

c)

pueblo

d)

terrace

9.

This is the process of digging channels to carry water from one place to another.

a)

trenches

b)

flooding

c)

steming

d)

irrigation

10.

When artifacts were found such as shells in the hot, dry desert where the Hohokam people lived, this was proof that they had _________ with other Native American groups.

a)

battled

b)

stolen

c)

traded

d)

enslaved

11.

These people brought horses to the Americas.

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Mexicans

12.

The major method of getting food for the people of the Southeast was what?

a)

Fishing

b)

Hunting wild game

c)

Gathering berries

d)

Cultivating Plants