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WorksheetsEarly American Peoples
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why did early humans cross a land bridge from Asia to the Americas?
They wanted to find a better climate.
They were migrating to follow and hunt animals for food.
They were trying to find a new view.
They were exploring to discover gold.
True or False: Early Americans grew grains for food.
True
False
Why did early peoples start settling in one place instead of moving around?
They got tired of eating wooly mammoths.
They wanted to go to school.
They became vegetarians.
They developed agriculture to grow more of their food.
Why did the Mound Builders build mounds?
As burial places for important chiefs
To separate fields for crops
To collect extra soil
As foundation for buildings
Check all that are true: The Anasazi...
were the first to use irrigation in what is now the United States.
grew corn squash, beans, and pumpkins.
ate nothing but the animals they hunted.
were known as the "Cliff Dwellers."
Check all that are true about the Inuit.
They were successful farmers.
They hunted walruses.
They built igloos.
They hunted walruses.
The Maya were able to specialize because...
the Maya were smarter than other cultures.
the Maya were better hunters.
the Maya had more gold.
the Maya started to have a surplus of food.
What was the purpose of the Great Council of the Iroquois League?
To learn new hunting techniques
To learn new agriculture methods
To vote and make decisions for the Iroquois League - Five Nations
To decide who to attack and take over
True or False: The Iroquois hunters spoke to and thanked the deer they killed because they felt a connection to nature.
True
False
Why were bison important to the Native American tribes of the Great Plains? Check all that are correct.
They provided meat.
They provided clothing.
They provided utensils.
They provided shelter
Hunting buffalo, traveling, and carrying items became easier for the Native Americans of the Plains because of...
Cars
Horses
Dogs
Better weapons
The Hopi of the Southwest Desert built their villages on top of ________ for protection.
trees
mounds
mesas
graveyards
A party where the hosts give gifts to show their wealth and generosity is called a
potlatch
kachina
shaman
tepee
When the Kwakiutl society wants to heal sick people, they call a ...
kachina
potlatch
totem pole
shaman
In the Northwest coast, resources were plentiful to the Kwakiutl people. Some of the resources were... [Check all that are true.]
seals
fish
sand
wood/trees
cactus
