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Early Americans-Mound Builders

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Bering Straight Land Bridge Theory is that people came to North America by

a)

Riding in a plane

b)

Walking across a Land Bridge

c)

Texting their mom

d)

Riding in boats

2.

The Mound Builders were located in...

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

North America

3.

An object that someone made in the past

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Artifact

c)

Ice Age

d)

Ceremony

4.

The Mound Builders were located...

a)

Inside of the Mississippi River

b)

East of the Mississippi River

c)

West of the Mississippi River

d)

North of the Mississippi River

5.

Movement of people to another land

a)

Irrigation

b)

Migration

c)

Ice Age

d)

Bering Straight Land Bridge

6.

Which crop did the Mound Builders farm?

a)

Pumpkins

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Apples

7.

What is agriculture?

a)

Studying artifacts

b)

Adapting

c)

Farming and growing crops for survival

d)

Moving from place to place

8.

A long period of extreme cold on Earth

a)

Ice Age

b)

Blizzard

c)

Snowstorm

d)

Really Cold Period

9.

Mounds were NOT built/used for

a)

Burial

b)

To celebrate animal spirits

c)

Ceremonies

d)

Dancing

10.

Name one thing mounds were used for

4 lines
11.

The Great Serpent Mound was built to celebrate which animal spirit?

a)

Bunny Rabbit

b)

Polar Bear

c)

Snake

d)

Woolly Mammoth

12.

A possible explanation for something

a)

Theory

b)

Answer

c)

Inquiry

d)

Artifact

13.

A thick sheet of ice

a)

Ice Age

b)

Land Bridge

c)

Glacier

d)

Ice Cube

14.

A drought is...

a)

A glacier

b)

A hole in the Earth

c)

A sad day

d)

A long period of time with no rain

15.

One who studies artifacts of people

a)

Inuit

b)

Anasazi

c)

Mound Builders

d)

Archaeologist

16.

An activity done for a specific purpose or event

a)

Nap

b)

Dance

c)

Ceremony

d)

Party because of a 4 day weekend