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Western Virginia's First People

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who wonders from place to place.

a)

Nomad

b)

Geologist

c)

Clan

d)

Geologist

2.

Moving from one area to another.

a)

Tribe

b)

Migration

c)

Paleo

d)

Mastadon

3.

A natural resistance to disease.

a)

Atlatl

b)

Famine

c)

Immunity

d)

Archaic

4.

A scientist who studies the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.

a)

Geologist

b)

Matrilineal

c)

Mammoths

d)

Anthropologists

5.

An extreme shortage of food.

a)

Immunity

b)

Paleo

c)

Migration

d)

Famine

6.

When someones ancestry is traced through the mother's side.

a)

Matrilineal

b)

Migration

c)

Mammoths

d)

Tribe

7.

Extended family of people with a common ancestor.

a)

Tribe

b)

Clan

c)

Mastadon

d)

Mammoths

8.

A spear launcher.

a)

Archaic

b)

Spear

c)

Atlatl

d)

Bow & Arrow

9.

A group of people who share a common ancestry, name, and way of living.

a)

Tribe

b)

Clan

c)

Paleo

d)

Shawnee

10.

Which Indian culture is represented in the picture above?

a)

Archaic

b)

Woodland

c)

Paleo

d)

Shawnee

11.

What tool helped the Indians throw a spear with more force?

a)

Bow & Arrow

b)

Clovis Point

c)

Atlatl

d)

Ax

12.

According to the Cherokee Myth, how will the world end?

a)

The world will end when all fall asleep.

b)

The world will end when all the Cherokee people are gone.

c)

The world will end in an explosion or fire.

d)

The world will end when the cords break and drop the world back into the ocean.

13.

What nocturnal animals are mentioned in the myth?

a)

Owl and Panther

b)

Deer and Cat

c)

Bear and Dog

d)

Opossom and Skunk

14.

Based on the Cherokee Myth, why are the cedars, pines, spruces, Hollys, and laurels evergreen trees?

a)

They were the resting place of the owls.

b)

They received most of the water they needed from the ocean.

c)

They remained awake for seven nights.

d)

They were the tallest of the trees on Earth.

15.

Which prehistoric Indian culture included three distinct periods: Early, Middle, and Late.

a)

Archaic

b)

Paleo

c)

Woodland

d)

Shawnee

16.

Using the map above, which statement BEST explains the information.

a)

There is less land in the world today than 20,000 years ago.

b)

The British Isles were islands 20,000 years ago.

c)

Florida was a peninsula 20,000 years ago.

d)

The east coast of the United States has not changed in 20,000 years.

17.

Which of the following items first belonged to the Archaic period?

a)

Rock Shelters

b)

Mastodon

c)

Folsom Point

d)

Nets to snare small animals

18.

Which of the following items first belonged to the Paleo period?

a)

Nets to snare small animals

b)

bear or deer skinned clothing

c)

Mammoths

d)

Mastodons