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Lenape Lesson 4

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was a job a Lenape boy might have?

a)

cooking

b)

gathering food

c)

hunting

d)

making baskets

2.
How did the Lenape get to NJ?
a)
The Lenape crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America.
b)
The Lenape traveled north in search of food.
c)
The Lenape traveled along roadways to reach NJ.
d)
The Lenape sailed across the Pacific Ocean.
3.
Why was New Jersey a great place to settle?
a)
New Jersey has shopping malls and roadways.
b)
New Jersey has many natural resources such as rich soil, forests, a variety of water sources.
c)
New Jersey is a beautiful rainforest.
4.

The Lenape lived in long, narrow buildings with curved roofs called....

a)

tepees

b)

apartments

c)

longhouses

5.

true or false they wore animal skin

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Many things people share, such as beliefs, languages, art, music, and food.

a)

Nation

b)

Culture

7.

Who were the FARMERS in Lenape families?

a)

There were no farmers

b)

women

c)

children

8.

Lenape Women and girls...

a)

hunted

b)

fished

c)

built the longhouses

d)

planted gardens and gathered food

9.

Lenape often built their villages near....

a)

rivers, streams, and forests

b)

other phratries

c)

mountains

d)

large cities

10.

The first farmers in our state settled the land about 3,000 years ago. Archaeologists called these people the

a)

Hunter-gathers

b)

Woodland Indians

c)

Susquehannock

d)

Lenape

11.

How did the lives of Native American groups change when they settled in one place and began farming?

a)

They no longer fought with others.

b)

They no longer hunted for food.

c)

They didn't have to move from place to place in search of food.

d)

They all began to study the same religion.

12.

The Lenape Indians migrated across ______________ from Asia about 15,000 years ago spreading into North and South America.

a)

the Chesapeake Bay

b)

the Gulf of Mexico

c)

a land bridge

13.
The _____________________ was a time when Earth's climate was much colder than it is now.
a)
Raritan River
b)
Beringia
c)
Bering strait
d)
Ice Age
14.
The people who lived in the villages called themselves the "Lenni Lenape" which means
a)
native americans.
b)
original people.
c)
old people.
d)
native people.
15.
The Lenape lived in separate villages, but they shared similar cultures.   Cultures are...
a)
languages.
b)
foods.
c)
ways of life.
d)
animals.
16.
What kids of games did Lenape children play?
a)
They did not play any games.
b)
chess and other board games
c)
computer and video games
d)
tag, hide-and-seek, and racing games
17.
Today a body of water known as the ___________ separates Alaska and Asia.
a)
Bering
b)
Beringia
c)
Bering Strait
18.

Nomads are people

(a)  

19.

Who were the Native American groups of NJ?

a)

Paleo- Indians

b)

Archaic Indians

c)

Woodlands Indians

d)

Lenape

e)

All the above

20.

How did Lenape families pass on their traditions

a)

gossiping

b)

oral stories

c)

attending celebrations

d)

Dancing

21.

How did farming change the way early people lived?

a)

It helped settle disagreement

b)

Farming were given by special roles

c)

it created shelters made from animal skin

d)

Allowed Native Americans to grow their own food, which meant they could live in one place longer,

22.

Who helped settle disagreements and divide property fairly?

a)

Leader or Chief

b)

President Trump

c)

President Obama

d)

The Creator