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WorksheetsFirst Arkansans' Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which tribe settled in Southwest Arkansas?
Caddo
Bluff Dwellers
Osage
Quapaw
This object was used as a war symbol for Native Americans....
bow and arrow
red club
adv
atlatl
They were described as being very "warlike" often attacking other tribes within the region.
Caddo
Mississippians
Quapaw
Osage
Moving from place to place in search of food and shelter is the definition for ....
artifacts
nomadic
hierachy
community
They hunted in Arkansas but did not live here....
Quapaw
Osage
Caddo
Bluff Dwellers
Arkansas is named for this group of Indians.
Bluff Dwellers
Osage
Cherokee
Quapaw
Many different families lived together in one longhouse---aunts, uncles, grandparents.
Mississippians
Osage
Caddo
Quapaw
Referred to as the "Downstream People"
Osage
Shawnee
Quapaw
Sioux
For these Indians, beauty was defined as having lots of body paintings and tattoes.
Paleo
Archaic
Caddo
Osage
These Indians were famous for their bow making skills.
Woodlands
Caddo
Paleo
Osage
First settled in the Arkansas and Mississippi River valleys
Cherokee
Quapaw
Caddo
Osage
This tribe became famous for starting the salt industry.
Osage
Quapaw
Sioux
Mississippians
Which of the following would not be considered a prehistoric Arkansas Indian tribe?
Osage
Woodlands
Paleo
Mississippians
How do most archaeologists believe that Native Americans first came to America...?
Crossed a land bridge during last Ice Age
Used ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean
They were already here
Used ships to cross the Pacific Ocean
Where were all the native tribes of Arkansas forced to relocate to________?
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
What is the oldest time period of Native Americans in Arkansas?
The Archaic Period
The Paleo Period
The Mississippian Period
The Woodland Period
In which geographical region of Arkansas will the Osage Indians be found?
Arkansas River Valley
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Ozark Mountains
Ouachita Mts.
Why is DeSoto buried in the Mississippi River?
He died of a fever
The Indians disliked him
He was thrown overboard on a stormy night
to be sure his body didn't surface thus disapproving him to be a god.
Name the spice used to flavor and preserve food for later use.
(a)
Pottery created to resemble a human or animal shape was called ________.
Dudout canoes
Effigy pots
Hierachy
Animism
Human made items that past people left behind.
Animism
Effigy
Artifacts
Archaeology
Tools used by Native American hunters to increase the force and speed of their spears.
Adz
Atlatl
Bow and arrow
Gunpowder
What was the biggest killer of Native Americans that the Spanish bought with them?
Horses
War dogs
Calumet
Diseases
Explain this statement: Indians had no natural immunity to diseases.
