WorksheetsNevada Unit 1: First Peoples
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
How are you feeling?
I feel hungry like a Shoshone, because I'm constantly gathering small food/game.
I feel refreshed like a Washoe water blessing.
I feel skilled like a Mojave farmer/fisherman, because I find multiple ways to succeed.
I feel very peaceful like a Northern Paiute.
I feel busy like a Southern Paiute going from state to state depending on the season.
A hut made up of an oval frame and covered with brushwood.
Dwelling
Pit House
Wickiup
Reservation
A plot of land that Native Americans were sent to live on by the government.
Dwelling
Pit House
Wickiup
Reservation
A home or place of residence.
Dwelling
Pit House
Wickiup
Reservation
A dwelling of the Anasazi constructed in the ground.
Dwelling
Pit House
Wickiup
Reservation
Why were legends an important part of Native American Culture?
Legends taught lessons or explained how things came to be
The telling of legends helped pass the time
The children liked hearing the stories
The people believed that telling legends would bring protection for their tribe
These are two of the native Nevadan tribes: Northern & Southern (a) tribes.
At the Lovelock Cave, decoy ducks were found. A decoy duck is...
A place that the people would cook the ducks they hunted
A tool made from tule that was used to help with hunting
A handmade dart made of stone
A tool that made it easier to throw a spear
An atlatl is...
A place that the people would cook the ducks they hunted
A tool made from tule that was used to help with hunting
A handmade dart made of stone
A tool that made it easier to throw a spear
A Clovis Point is sharpened by prehistoric people; it is ...
A place that the people would cook the ducks they hunted
A tool made from tule that was used to help with hunting
A handmade dart made of stone
A tool that made it easier to throw a spear
What is the job of an Archaeologist?
Answer questions about past civilizations through finding artifacts.
Discover religious beliefs, technology, and science, and art created in the past.
Try to figure out how long ago people lived and how they governed themselves.
All of the above
Which tribe's legend taught the lesson of water blessings or how Cave Rock came to be?
(a)
Why was corn, beans, and squash known as the Three Sisters?
Each plant had the same parent seed or 'father herb'.
These plants would try to help each other grow.
Each plant would have XX chromosomes.
These plants were the favorites of 3 native sister tribes.
The reason there was conflict surrounding the Spirit Cave Mummy was because...
There were two Universities that wanted to study the body
Scientists argued about why the man died
The mummy actually was not found at Spirit Cave
Scientists wanted to continue to study the body, but a tribe wanted to rebury it.
What was the role of a Native American woman?
To take care of the children
To cook and clean
To make tools and gather food
All of the above
What was NOT the role of a Native American man?
were in charge of hunting and providing meat for the family
were responsible for keeping everyone safe
would teach how to fish and other skills
None of the above
