wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

TCI SS lesson 3 5th grade social studies

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object made by a group of people is called a(n) ____________________.

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

mesa

e)

nomadic

2.

Some American Indians were ____________________, or moved from place to place.

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

mesa

e)

nomadic

3.

In the Southwest, there are many ____________________, or flat-topped hills with steep sides.

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

mesas

e)

nomadic

4.

A(n) ____________________ is a narrow, deep valley with steep sides

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

mesa

e)

nomadic

5.

Each American Indian group developed its own ____________________, or way of living.

a)

artifact

b)

culture

c)

gorge

d)

mesa

e)

nomadic

6.

Which of the following items is an artifact?

a)

a gorge

b)

a culture

c)

a backpack

d)

an old clay pot

7.

Which of the following items is an artifact?

a)

a gorge

b)

a culture

c)

a backpack

d)

an old clay pot

8.

Some tribes were nomadic because

a)

they had plenty of resources.

b)

they had large amounts of food.

c)

they wanted to escape hot weather.

d)

they build large houses made of hide.

9.

How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?

a)

It influenced what they ate.

b)

It influenced what shelters they built.

c)

It influenced what types of clothes they wore.

d)

all of the above.

10.

How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?

a)

It influenced what they ate.

b)

It influenced what shelters they built.

c)

It influenced what types of clothes they wore.

d)

all of the above.

11.

Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry?

a)

ocean

b)

mountains

c)

high desert

d)

redwood forest

12.

What is a pueblo?

a)

a hill with a flat top and steep sides

b)

a basket woven from colorful plants

c)

an apartment building made of stone and adobe

13.

American Indians of the Plateau region got water from

a)

community wells.

b)

cactus stalks.

c)

large rivers.

d)

heavy rainfall.

14.

Which animal—used for shelter, clothing, and shields—was so important to the Western Dakotas that they considered it sacred?

a)

bear

b)

buffalo

c)

eagle

d)

horse

15.

Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from

a)

rocks and clay bricks.

b)

animal skins and poles.

c)

small trees and bark or mats.

d)

underground holes and grass.

16.

Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?

a)

to trap alligators for their skins

b)

to show their success hunting deer

c)

for warmth during the cold winters

d)

. for protection from sharp saw grass

17.

Which tribe made this clay pot?

a)

Seminoles

b)

Hopis

c)

Algonquins

d)

Makahs

18.

Why did the tribe make this pot?

a)

They made this artifact so that they could cook, serve and store food in them.

b)

They made this artifact for decoration.

c)

They made this artifact for a bathroom.

d)

They made this pot washing their children.

19.

Which tribe made this birch-bark canoe?

a)

Makahs

b)

Seminoles

c)

Algonquins

d)

Hopis

20.

They made this artifact so that...

a)

They made this artifact for shelter.

b)

They made this artifact so that the boats were light and could be carried from one stream to another.

c)

They made this artifact to store things they needed.

21.

This chickee house was made by the __________________.

a)

Makahs

b)

Seminoles

c)

Hopis

d)

Algonquins

22.

Why did they make this artifact?

a)

They made this artifact so that their homes would be above the swamplands and would protect them from the hot weather

b)

They made this artifact for napping.

c)

They made this artifact to hide while they were hunting.