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Chapter 1 Test Review: The First Americans

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Native American group formed a league?

a)

Puebloan

b)

Iroquois

c)

Cherokee

d)

Nootka

2.

Councils made decisions. All members had to agree in order for a decision to be made. The members were leaders of their groups.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Native American children were not cared for or seen as being important.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

What were the responsibilities of Native American women?

a)

They hunted and protected the tribe.

b)

They made decisions in the council.

c)

They fought other tribes.

d)

They farmed, prepared meals and cared for the children.

5.

Identify the tribe that lived in the southeast.

a)

Powhatans

b)

Wichita

c)

Hopi

d)

Blackfoot

6.

Where did the Nootka and the Makah live?

a)

southeast

b)

southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Northwest

7.

What did the Mayans invent?

a)

bubble gum

b)

light bulbs

c)

a calendar

d)

canoes

8.

The Mound builders

a)

lived near the Mississippi river and built large earthen structures.

b)

lived in the Plains.

c)

lived near modern day Mexico.

d)

created irrigation systems in the Pacific Northwest.

9.

The Aztecs lived

a)

in the modern day Mexico region.

b)

in the modern day New York region.

c)

in the modern day Canadian region.

d)

in the modern day Florida region.

10.

Identify all the ways Native Americans changed their environments to make their lives more comfortable.

a)

Some tribes built irrigation systems to bring water to dry areas.

b)

Some tribes made kachina dolls.

c)

Some tribes burned shrubs to get rid of pests and make hunting easier.

d)

Some tribes depended on fish and whales for food, tools and clothing.

11.

Kachina dolls were important to which of the following tribes?

a)

Puebloans

b)

Iroquois

c)

Wichita

d)

Seminole

12.

What is the definition of culture?

a)

an organized and advanced society

b)

a group of relatives who lived in the past

c)

the way people make rules and decisions

d)

the way of life shared by a group of people

13.

What is an economy?

a)

a system a group uses to make and exchange goods

b)

a system a group creates to make rules and decisions

c)

a traded good that is a raw material and not manufactured

d)

a trade agreement between groups in a league or nation

14.

Look at the picture. Then answer the question.Which American Indian group is most likely pictured?

a)

Inuit

b)

Puebloan

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Northwest

15.

Which action is the clearest example of an American Indian group changing its environment?

a)

sailing across the Pacific Ocean

b)

making peace with a warring group

c)

digging canals to transport water to crops

d)

migrating across a temporary land bridge

16.

Which statement about the migration of people to North America is most widely accepted?

a)

The first Americans started hunting and gathering when the climate changed 10,000 years ago.

b)

The first Americans started growing food when the climate changed 15,000 years ago.

c)

The first Americans were able to travel over a land bridge due to the climate.

d)

The first Americans arrived by boat when frozen seas melted due to climate.

17.

Most Eastern Woodlands Indians lived

a)

on farmland carved out of the jungle

b)

near lakes, rivers, or the ocean

c)

in an extremely harsh climate

d)

far from other native peoples

18.

The Inca built terraces into the mountain side to ...

a)

plant and grow crops for a steady food supply

b)

sacrifice animals to the gods

c)

build their homes

d)

keep intruders out

19.

The peoples of the __________ built their homes out of a type of sun-dried mud brick called adobe.

a)

North

b)

Plains

c)

East

d)

Southwest

20.

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the __________.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

21.

In which region did the Native Americans rely on animal skins (like Bison) to build their houses?

a)

the Northwest

b)

the Great Plains

c)

the Southwest

d)

the Great Lakes

22.

The many different types of Native American cultures largely resulted from

a)

adapting to different environments

b)

where their ancestors came from

c)

genetic differences

d)

differing religious beliefs

23.

Which statement accurately tells the difference between nomadic and stationary ancient American Indian groups?

a)

Stationary groups fish and nomadic groups never fish.

b)

Stationary groups usually live in forests and nomadic groups usually live in river valleys.

c)

Nomadic groups tend to hunt and gather more of their food and stationary groups tend to grow more of their food.

d)

Stationary groups usually live tepees that can be rolled up quickly to follow buffalo and nomadic groups tend to plant more food.