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S.S. Chapter 1: The Land and Native Peoples of North America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To try to achieve a goal

a)

Totem pole

b)

Mesa

c)

Endeavor

d)

Potlatch

2.

To take and gather crops such as wheat and corn

a)

Harvest

b)

Potlatch

c)

Slash-and-burn

d)

Totem Pole

3.

A type of ancient writing that uses pictures for words

a)

Hieroglyph

b)

Oral history

c)

Mesa

d)

Prairie

4.

Early human who lived by gathering wild plants and hunting animals

a)

Totem pole

b)

Endeavor

c)

Mesa

d)

Hunter-gatherer

5.

A flat-topped hill with steep sides

a)

Harvest

b)

Potlatch

c)

Mesa

d)

Slash-and-burn

6.

Spoken records, including stories, that have been passed from one generation to the next

a)

Oral history

b)

Mesa

c)

Hieroglyph

d)

Totem pole

7.

A special feast given by Native Americans in which guests receive gifts

a)

Harvest

b)

Hunter-gatherer

c)

Prairie

d)

Potlatch

8.

Flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses or wildflowers

a)

Prairie

b)

Mesa

c)

Totem pole

d)

Endeavor

9.

A method of clearing land for farming by cutting and burning trees

a)

Totem pole

b)

Oral history

c)

Slash-and-burn

d)

Mesa

10.

A tall carved log used by Native Americans to honor an important person or to mark a special event

a)

Totem pole

b)

Hieroglyph

c)

Potlatch

d)

Prairie