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Arizona's Early People

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word prehistoric means:

a)

A person who studies the artifacts of early people buried in the earth.

b)

A time period when Native American lived.

c)

A group of people with forms of religion and ways of governing themselves

d)

The time long before people started writing about events.

2.

Before agriculture people had to....

a)

hunt and gather plants to eat and survive.

b)

only hunt to survive.

c)

only gather nuts and berries they could not hunt.

d)

could neither hunt or gather berries they became extinct.

3.

A long period of time with no rain is called a....

a)

no precipitation period

b)

drought

c)

rainless time period

d)

pueblo summer

4.

Hunters and Gatherers were nomadic people because they moved around all the time and were ....

a)

very good at building homes.

b)

always singing and dancing.

c)

never able to build permanent homes, they followed the herds for food.

d)

creating settlements and villages everywhere they went.

5.

Pueblos are.....

a)

cities in New Mexico

b)

Another name for artifacts

c)

A hut buried deep in the ground

d)

The Spanish word for cities and a place where Native Americans lived.

6.

The Casa Grande Ruins is .....

a)

a house built many years ago by Native Americans

b)

A village in Casa Grande

c)

A monument to the Native Americans

d)

The Spanish word for big house.

7.

If you find and study artifacts that early people or animals left behind you are a:

a)

veterinarian

b)

paleontologist

c)

archeologist

d)

anthropologist

8.

What was the cause of the Native American People to move away?

a)

Too much rain and drowned the crops.

b)

A drought and no rain to water crops.

c)

Food did not grow on Arizona soil

d)

They like to move around.

9.

What is a drought?

a)

A long period of time with no rain.

b)

A type of canal used by the Hohokam.

c)

A type of house or dwelling used by the Sinagua.

d)

A long period of time with constant rain.

10.

Who were one of the earliest settlers in Arizona?

a)

Ancestral Puebloans

b)

Mogollon

c)

Hohokam

d)

Salado

11.

When agriculture began and Native Americans stayed in one place what did they now have more time to do?

a)

Dried and stored food such as corn and beans

b)

Dancing and singing

c)

created handmade woven blankets, pottery and strong shelters

d)

dishes & jewelry to wear in their village

12.

The Hohokam people built one of the largest pueblos and can still be seen today. What is it called?

a)

Casa Grande Ruins

b)

Canyon de Chelly

c)

Hohokam house

d)

The Sinagua site

13.

Choose the tribe or tribes that lived in pit houses.

a)

Patayan

b)

Sinagua

c)

Mogollon

d)

Hohokam

14.

When agriculture began tribes began to grow crops, this meant they could now do what?

a)

Stay in one place

b)

Have extra food

c)

build strong shelters

d)

move around alot more

15.

Kivas were religious ceremonies held by what tribe?

a)

Mogollon

b)

Patayan

c)

Ancestral Puebloans

d)

Hohokam

16.

The first people of Arizona were nomadic, moving around constantly, how did they get food?

a)

they were farmers that grew crops to eat

b)

they were archaeologists and dug up their food

c)

they were hunters and gatherers who looked for food from their environment

d)

they were Spanish and brought their own food

17.

Which sentence best describes a civilization.

a)

A group of people with forms of religion and ways of governing themselves

b)

A group of animals that lived with early tribes to form a village

c)

A group of tribes that only allowed members to stay for short periods of time.

d)

A city in Arizona

18.

Which tribe created the canal system to help with getting water to their crops?

a)

Hohokam

b)

Ancestral Puebloans

c)

Mogollon

d)

Sinagua