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Native Americans

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the first people to live in North America called?

a)

nomads

b)

cavemen

c)

Native Americans

d)

Europeans

2.

What is something that is found in nature and NOT man-made?

a)

wigwam

b)

natural resource

c)

tipi

d)

longhouse

3.

Which animal did the Native Americans follow across the Bering Strait in hopes of finding food?

a)

deer

b)

saber-tooth tiger

c)

horses

d)

wooly mammoths

4.

What are the three main foods that Native Americans grew?

a)

corn, beans, squash

b)

corn, beans, bananas

c)

berries & cream

d)

corn, cucumbers, peas

5.

This home was common among Native Americans from what region?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Southwest

c)

The Pacific Northwest

d)

The Eastern Woodlands

6.
This style of home from the Pacific Northwest was called a ____________.
a)
Longhouse
b)
Plankhouse
c)
Teepee
d)
Pueblo
7.
Farming helped some Native Americans by doing what?
a)
Getting women to work
b)
Farms attracted animals to hunt
c)
Farms allowed Natives to have enough food while staying in one place.
d)
Farms made Native Americans explore.
8.
Totem poles were common in this region to tell a story of clan.
a)
The Eastern Woodlands
b)
The Pacific Northwest
c)
The Great Plains
d)
The Southwest
9.
Which word means a sled-like object used to move goods?
a)
Travois
b)
Tepee
c)
Powwow
d)
Shaman
10.

Lived in longhouses and wigwams.

a)

Plains

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Eastern Woodlands

11.

Is a time period of extremely cold temperatures.

a)

Dry Age

b)

Ice Age

c)

Thaw Stage

12.
Which is not a cultural region of the Native Americans?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Northwest Coast
c)
Midwest
d)
Southeast
13.
What was the main resource of the Northwest Coast Native Americans?
a)
whales
b)
buffalo
c)
crops
d)
deer
14.
All Native Americans traveled by...
a)
cars
b)
canoes
c)
horses
d)
foot
15.
Where did the early Native Americans come from?
a)
Spain
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
16.
Which is a type of home that the Southwest Natives lived in?
a)
tepees
b)
pueblos and hogans
c)
wigwams and longhouses
d)
plank houses
17.
What kind of land did the Southwest Natives live on?
a)
woodlands
b)
plains
c)
coastal
d)
desert
18.

Choose the two types of clothing worn by Native Americans living in the Southeast region

a)

moccasins

b)

leggings

c)

parkas

d)

thick gloves

19.

If you could live in any of the regions that we studied during our unit on Native Americans, which one would you choose?

a)

Far North (Arctic)

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast

e)

Southeast