WorksheetsEarliest Peoples
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The earliest people traveled to North America from which continent?
Europe
Australia
South America
Asia
Why did the earliest people come to North America?
They wanted to escape the cold.
Their land was disappearing.
They tracked the animals they were hunting.
They wanted to start a new life.
The earliest people traveled to North America on a
(a)
The name of the land bridge was
Tlingit
Mesoamerica
Pangea
Beringia
To (a) means to travel, or move, from one place to another.
A culture that has a government, religion, economics, and arts is called a
city
civilization
village
custom
Some of the earliest peoples learned to farm, and many grew corn (maize), squash, and beans, otherwise known as
(a)
The first civilization was started by the
Maya
Aztec
Mound Builders
Inuit
The Aztecs were skilled farmers and created a system to get water to their hot, dry fields. This is called
watering
irrigation
agriculture
hunting and gathering
A large area of different groups of people controlled by one ruler or government is called a/an
area
culture
empire
civilization
Who created the first calendar?
Inuits
Aztecs
Anazazis
Mayas
The Aztecs and the Mayas were located where?
South America and Asia
Asia and Africa
Central America and Mexico
The United States
Which group of people settled in the "Four Corners" area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona?
Aztecs
Inuits
Mayas
Anazazi
This group lived in a very cold area of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
Mound Builders
Aztecs
Anazazi
Inuit
This group is referred to as "
Cave Dwellers" because they built large apartment-style buildings in the sides of caves.
Anazazi
Inuit
Maya
Mound Builders
When the Inuits went hunting during the cold months, they would sleep in
tents made of wooden poles and animal skin
large holes in the ground
dwellings in the side of caves
igloos made of ice
These groups lived in the Midwest.
Aztecs and Mayas
Cave Dwellers
Inuits and Anazazi
Hopewell and Adena
Mound Builders created mounds to
bury the dead.
worship other groups.
defend themselves.
live in.
Mound Builders also created mounds
to create a wall against enemies.
to hold religious ceremonies.
for planting and growing.
for artwork.
Mound Builders were mainly
warriors.
nomads.
hunters and gatherers.
mathematicians.
