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americans indians

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ohio's American Indian groups are considered historic because this group of people was recording information about them. 
a)
Fort Ancient
b)
Shawnee
c)
Europeans
d)
North Americans
2.
How many groups of American Indians settled in Ohio?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
3.
A group of people who share culture, leaders, language, and lifestyle is known as what?
a)
Tribe
b)
Group
c)
Team
d)
Prehistoric
4.
Delaware, Ottawa, Shawnee, and Miami were known as what?
a)
Iroquoian Tribes
b)
Algonquian Tribes
c)
Cleveland Indian Tribe
5.

Delaware Tribe settled in

a)

Southern Ohio near Ohio River

b)

Northwest Ohio near Maumee River

c)

Eastern Ohio near Muskingum River

d)

Northern Ohio near Sandusky River

6.

Ottawa Tribe settled

a)

Northwest Ohio along Maumee River

b)

Southern Ohio along Ohio River

c)

Eastern Ohio along Muskingum River

d)

Northern Ohio near Sandusky River

7.

Shawnee Tribe settled

a)

Northwest Ohio along Maumee River

b)

Southern Ohio along Ohio River

c)

Eastern Ohio along Muskingum River

d)

Northern Ohio near Sandusky River

8.

Miami Tribe settled

a)

Northern Ohio near Sandusky River

b)

Southern Ohio along Ohio River

c)

Eastern Ohio along Muskingum River

d)

Maumee Valley

9.
Ohio Seneca Tribe settled
a)
Northwest Ohio along Maumee River
b)
Sandusky River and Scioto River
c)
Eastern Ohio along Muskingum River 
d)
Maumee Valley
10.

Wyandot Tribe settled

a)

Northwest Ohio along Maumee River

b)

Northern Ohio along Sandusky River

c)

Eastern Ohio along Muskingum River

d)

Southern Ohio along the Ohio River

11.

A natural environment includes

a)

factories

b)

culture

c)

plants

d)

stories

12.

Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to

a)

teach their children the arts of warfare

b)

predict how the world will end.

c)

explain how Earth and its people came to be.

d)

take the place of their native language.

13.

According to the Hopis, where did people live at first?

a)

inside the earth

b)

in a dense forest

c)

in the sky

d)

across the sea

14.

As they migrated, the first Americans went in search of big game such as

a)

walruses

b)

caribou

c)

bears

d)

whales

15.

As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by

a)

leaving old tools behind.

b)

appointing new chiefs to lead them.

c)

using what was around them in nature.

d)

carrying all of their food with them.

16.

Most early American Indians settled in places that had

a)

huge sheets of ice.

b)

lots of rain and snow.

c)

rich natural resources.

d)

scarce resources.

17.

Which of these were the Inuits least likely to make in their environment?

a)

a winter count on buffalo hide

b)

snow goggles made from bone

c)

a float constructed from sealskin

d)

an igloo built out of ice and snow

18.

Scientists believed the early people first ______________________ a thousands of years ago.

a)

adapted

b)

migrated

c)

pictograph

d)

environments

19.
Their homes, called pueblos, were made from packed dirt, rocks, and straw:
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Plains
d)
Far Northwest (Arctic)
20.
The Northwest Tribes depended on natural resources.  This can be seen in their wooden shelters called plankhouses.  This shelter was common because ___.
a)
other types of shelters cost too much to build
b)
wood was available in the forests close to their home
c)
other types of shelters could not protect them from ice
d)
they liked wood better than brick
21.
Which of the following statements best describes the life of the Northwest?
a)
They hunted buffalo and deer on the plains.
b)
They herded cattle and goat.
c)
They fished along the coast, and in rivers and lakes.
d)
They grew corn and squash in the fields.
22.
American Indians that were part of the Far Northwest tribes lived in homes called ____ during winter months.
a)
Longhouses
b)
Igloos
c)

Pueblos

d)
Cedar-Plank Houses
23.
Which region of the United States includes a peninsula?
a)
Far Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Northeast
24.
This Native American tribe had women that usually farmed while men hunted bison.  They lived in earthen lodges.  Which region tribe is this?
a)
Southeast
b)
Plains
c)
Northwest
d)
 Northeast
25.
Southeast Tribes would hunt turkeys, turtles, and ___ for their food source.
a)
alligator
b)
buffalo
c)
corn
d)
salmon
26.
Tribes used different shelters.  Which was most often used as temporary housing when hunting or fishing?
a)
Igloos
b)
Chickees
c)
Longhouses
d)
Teepees
27.
After water, what was the most important natural resource for the tribe on the PLAINS?
a)
buffalo
b)
fish
c)
rivers
d)
trees