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History

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is a time when glaciers covered much of the Earth surface

a)

Ice age

b)

Archaeology

c)

Beringia

d)

Reservation

2.

For about 2000 years a strip of land called ________ connected Asia with what is called today Alaska many scientists believe people cross from Asia to North America on this bridge

a)

Bering strait

b)

Beringia

c)

Coles creek

d)

Acriculture

3.

The ________ _______, A body of water 56 miles across, now separates Alaska from Asia

a)

Ice age

b)

Natchez

c)

Bering strait

d)

Council

4.

Is a time before written records

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Choctaw

c)

Artifacts

d)

Prehistory

5.

The study of prehistoric people

a)

Archaeology

b)

Artifacts

c)

Agriculture

6.

Objects that are made from people in the past

a)

Plaguemines

b)

Artifacts

c)

winterville mounds

d)

Council

7.

Name three major mound building groups

a)

Winterville, emerald, agriculture

b)

Coles creek, plaguemines, and Mississippians

c)

Prehistory, archaeology, artifacts

8.

The coles creek people built the ______ ______ near Greenville about 1000 years ago

a)

Emerald mounds

b)

Mississippians

c)

Winterville mounds

d)

Bering strait

9.

The plaguemines built ________ _______ one of the largest mounds in the United States near Natchez

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Ice age

c)

Winterville mounds

d)

Emerald mounds

10.

Although the mound builders hunted, gathered, and fished for food, _______ was their most important source of food

a)

Natchez

b)

Agriculture

c)

Council

d)

Reservation

11.

The way of life shared by a group of people including language, beliefs, music, foods, holidays.

a)

Council

b)

Artifacts

c)

Choctaw

d)

Culture

12.

The buying and selling of things

a)

Trade

b)

Exchange

c)

Sun class

13.

The _______ Indians had four classes

a)

Council

b)

Choctaw

c)

Chickasaw

d)

Natchez

14.

What are the four classes

a)

Sun class, honored people, Chickasaw, Choctaw

b)

Sun class, nobles, honored people, commoners

15.

A group of people who want to help the village leaders decide on laws and other important matters is called the

a)

Trade

b)

Council

c)

Culture

d)

Beringia

16.

The two largest American Indian groups in Mississippi were the

a)

Chickasaw and culture

b)

Chickasaw and Natchez

c)

Choctaw and Chickasaw

d)

Choctaw and Mississippians

17.

In 1650, there were at least _______ Choctaw living in Mississippi

a)

20000

b)

16000

c)

15000

d)

12000

18.

Many Choctaw in Mississippi today live on a _________ land set aside by the United States

a)

Archaeology

b)

Agriculture

c)

Trade

d)

Reservation

19.

Great warriors

a)

Natchez

b)

Choctaw

c)

Chickasaw

20.

Built two houses, a summer home and a winter home

a)

Choctaw

b)

Natchez

c)

Chickasaw

21.

Ruler of the great sun

a)

Chickasaw

b)

Choctaw

c)

Natchez

22.

Used storytelling to keep their history alive

a)

Choctaw

b)

Natchez

c)

Chickasaw

23.

Has four different classes

a)

Natchez

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Choctaw

24.

Corn was very important

a)

Choctaw

b)

Natchez

c)

Chickasaw