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Native American Cultures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Native Americans arrived in present day North America by....

a)

Ship. They sailed around the world from Asia to North America

b)

Crossing the land bridge that connected Asia to North America

c)

Walking from South America. They crossed many miles of land.

d)

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

2.

What was life like for Native Americans before the European explorers came?

a)

Native Americans lived off the land but struggled to survive.

b)

Native Americans constantly fought with each other over land.

c)

Native Americans spread around North America and found ways to live of their land successfully.

d)

Native Americans did not have many tools or advanced ideas before the explorers came.

3.

What is one reason Native American tribes developed different forms of shelter?

a)

The geography of the region

b)

The relationship with surrounding Native American Tribes

c)

The interactions with European explorers

d)

The access that the Native Americans had to the Bering Land bridge.

4.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Inuits clothing?

a)

Made out of bark

b)

Made out of plants

c)

Made out of animal skin and fur

d)

Made out of clay.

5.

What kind of food did the Inuits eat?

a)

berries, nuts, Caribou, raw fish, whales

b)

rice, beans, tortillas

c)

corn, chicken, caribou

d)

McDonalds chicken nugget and fries

6.

Which three locations did the Inuits live in?

a)

California, Georgia, Mexico

b)

Florida, Alabama, Greece

c)

Alaska, Greenland, Canada

7.

What kind of "houses" did the Inuits live in?

a)

brick houses

b)

mansions

c)

apartments, trailers

d)

igloos, tents made of animal hides and bones

8.

The Northeast Native Americans used mainly two types of shelters, which were

a)

plank house and teepee

b)

wigwam and longhouses

c)

teepee and igloo

9.

What material would these shelters be made from?

a)

buffalo hide

b)

ice logs

c)

tree logs and tree bark covered with deer skin

10.

Northeastern Native Americans ate

a)

polar bears and seals

b)

walrus and beluga whales

c)

turkey, deer, beans and bear

d)

buffalo and corn

11.

Natives living in the Northeast

a)

wore clothing made of animal pelts and buckskin

b)

wore parkas and leggings made of polar bear fur

c)

wore clothing made of buffalos, antelope, and deer skin.

12.

What was the Southeastern Native American's food source?

a)

Bison

b)

Whales

c)

Polar bear

d)

Deer

13.

How did the Southeastern Native Americans prepare their food?

a)

Farmed

b)

Traded for it

c)

Shopped for it

d)

Stole it

14.

what kind of clothing did the Southeastern Native Americans wear?

a)

Thick furs

b)

Deer skin

c)

Bison hide

15.

What kind of homes did the Southeastern Native Americans live in?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Pueblo's

c)

Igloos

d)

Wigwams and Earth mounds