WorksheetsIndigenous Peoples of the Americas
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
What does the word "Indigenous" mean?
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
foreign
friendly
indivisible
Each nation has their own culture with their own languages, laws, and spiritual beliefs.
True
False
How did early people migrate from Asia to North America?
early people walked across a frozen land bridge connecting Asia and North America
early people sailed from Asia to North America in ships made of fallen logs
early people swam hundreds of miles from Asia to North America, across the Pacific Ocean
early people rode horses that they had tamed to travel from Asia to North America
Where were the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Caribbean region believed to have originated?
Canada
England
Mexico
Mongolia
What frozen ice-bridge did the indigenous people cross to reach the Americas?
The Bering Strait
The Gaza strip
Central America
The Caribbean
How many continents are there in the world?
5
7
6
8
The Tainos tended to inhabit the islands of the
Lesser Antilles
Greater Antilles
Windward islands
Leeward islands
Why did the indigenous people migrate from one place to another before settling in the Caribbean region?
They grew tired of being in the same area for too long.
They were following the migration of their food sources.
They were seeking employment.
They desired warmer temperatures.
How did the first people arrive in the Americas?
They came by wagon
They crossed a land bridge
They came on the Mayflower
They swam
Indigenous peoples, also known in some regions as _________peoples.
Third
First
Planet
The indigenous peoples like to lead a very __________life.
simple
complex
luxurious
Scientists believe humans migrated to the Americas by crossing what?
a land bridge
a river
an ocean
a wooden bridge
On farms, IRRIGATION is the process of adding which natural resource to help crops grow?
rocks
soil
trees
water
The Indian peoples of the Americas
developed no advanced forms of civilization.
were divided into many diverse cultures speaking more than two thousand different languages.
were all organized into the two large empires of the Incas and the Aztecs.
relied primarily on nomadic hunting for their sustenance.
Which Amerindian tribe settled in the Greater Antilles?
Tainos
Jamaicans
Americans
Mayans
Where did people choose to start their civilizations?
Near fresh water.
In the center of the ocean.
Under mountains.
Always along a desert.
The timeline dating labels BC/AD is equivalent to which other timeline dating labels?
DVD/VCR
AC/DC
BCE/CE
TV/DVR
BC =
Before Common Era
Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)
Before Christ
Common Era
North and South America are collectively known as...
The Americas
Afro-Eurasia
Oceania
Pacific
What type(s) of evidence do historians have to verify that events in prehistory actually occurred?
Tools.
All of these.
Pictures.
Fossils.
What are artifacts?
Are remains of living things (plants, animals, people).
They are a type of food.
Are remains of things that were made (tools).
THE STONE AGE WAS A TIME IN PREHISTORY WHEN HUMANS MADE AND USED
Smart Phones
Stone Tools
Pretty Clothes
Cars
