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The First Americans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best describes traditional life for Native American children?

a)

They were not allowed to have fun or play games.

b)

They learned about the traditions of their village from the storytellers.

c)

They were responsible for gathering their own food.

2.

Which was a key role for Native American women?

a)

trading with other groups

b)

hunting and fishing for food

c)

building stone houses

d)

gathering and preparing food

3.

Which is the best example of an economy helping people survive?

a)

Some members hunt seals while others making clothing from fur.

b)

Several groups come together and stop fighting.

c)

Some members eat while others sleep.

d)

Several groups split and settle in different areas.

4.

What is the basic purpose of government?

a)

to trade or sell materials

b)

to make decisions on behalf of a group

c)

to answer questions and establish religion

d)

to make homes for a group

5.

What does MIGRATE mean?

a)

to establish a religion

b)

family roles and cultures

c)

to move from one location to another

d)

to move water from one place into a dry place

6.

What is AGRICULTURE?

a)

food, water, and shelter

b)

resources

c)

natural resources

d)

farm land

7.

What is CLIMATE?

a)

agriculture

b)

weather over time

c)

resources

d)

to move from one place to another

8.

What are nomads?

a)

people that move often hunting and collecting food

b)

natural resources

c)

Native American government

d)

Native American religion

9.

What is IRRIGATION?

a)

moving from one place to another

b)

climate of the Southwest Native Americans

c)

homes of the Plains Native Americans

d)

moving water from one place into a dry place

10.

What type of resources did Native Americans use?

a)

capital

b)

natural

c)

human

d)

industrial