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WorksheetsEarly Peoples of Wisconsin Quiz Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does it mean if something is ancient?
It's very old
It's found underground
It's made in a factory
It is the remains of an animal from long ago
The Archaic people were descendents of the Paleo people. What does it mean to be a descendent?
You are a great-great-great-great-great grandchild
You are a great-great-great-great grandparent
You live near the ocean, not the mountains
You came before the Mound Builders
If people do not have a permanent home, and move place to place, they are ___
Sedentary
Nomadic
Athletic
Mound Builders
What did the Paleo people eat?
Crops that the grew, and then stored for the winter.
Large animals, such as mammoths, and berries
Corn, and milk from domesticated cows
McDonald's, Burger King, and other fast food.
How did ancient people create tools, such as a spear?
They banged rocks together to form sharp edges.
They let rocks dry in the sun
They bought tools at their local superstore
They melted plastic, and formed it into tools
What ancient group is known for their use of metals to form tools and jewelry?
Old Copper Culture
Mound Builders
Archaic People
Hopewell People
Why did the mound builders build their mounds?
For religious ceremonies, protection, and burials
For art and decoration
To block the wind
In order to be remembered by future groups.
How do archeologists study past cultures?
They look at artifacts
They find old books, and other writings
The find dinosaur bones
The dig underground
Many early cultures painted in caves. What did they paint?
Beaver and Deer
Horses, Cows, Pigs and Coats
Their favorite football and baseball players
Cars, trucks, trains and other modes of transportation
In what way were the Mound Builders more advanced than their ancestors?
They began using metals
They learned to farm and therefore could have permanent homes
They learned to ride horses
They were able to domesticate many types of animals.
The Mound Builders built mounds shaped like animals. These mounds were known as ____
Animal Mounds
Effigy Mounds
Archaeology Mounds
Biology Mounds
What famous Mississippian outpost is pictured here?
Fort Sumter
Aztalan
Oconomowoc
Ashwaubenon
Plants in Wisconsin do not have good fiber for making clothes. What did indigenous peoples make their clothes out of?
Fabric they bought at Michaels
Tree bark and sap
Animals hides
Corn Husks
What is the name for this type of home?
Tipi
Dugout
Wigwam
Earthhome
What is oral history?
Spoken history passed down from generation to generation
History of great speakers and their most remarkable speeches
The history of Indigenous Peoples in Wisconsin
History of ancient games and celebrations
What is an artifact?
An object made by people who lived long ago
An animal bone from long ago
Fun facts about art
Objects recently made in a factory
What is the difference between history and prehistory?
History is written down. Prehistory is not written down.
History happened, prehistory is made-up
The same as fiction and nonfiction
History happened in the last 100 years. Before that, it was prehistory.
When discussing the first peoples of Wisconsin, what does a staple mean?
A favorite snack.
One of the main foods in a person's diet
A small piece of metal used to hold papers together
A food only eaten during holiday's or celebrations.
What does domesticate mean?
to ride a horse
to bring a plant or animal under the control of people
To find a pet
To grow crops year-round, even in the winter.
Birchbark was an important resource. What was it used for?
Canoes, wigwams, and boxes for cooking
Sleds and toboggans
It was cooked, with syrup and wild rice, to be a staple food.
Clothing
What is this?
Atlatl
Spear
Spatula
Colander
What improvements did the Archaic people make over the Paleo people?
They made better stone tools, which were used to chop down trees for canoes.
They began farming and living in permanent homes
They lived in Wigwams
They built mounds
what was trading like for Hopewell and Mississippian people?
They took long, hard trips. Sometimes they would be gone for months or years
They traveled on horseback, or used wagons and carriages
They traveled only within the state of Wisconsin
They refused to trade with other civilizartions.
