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First Arkansans' Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tribe settled in Southwest Arkansas?

a)

Caddo

b)

Bluff Dwellers

c)

Osage

d)

Quapaw

2.

This object was used as a war symbol for Native Americans....

a)

bow and arrow

b)

red club

c)

adv

d)

atlatl

3.

They were described as being very "warlike" often attacking other tribes within the region.

a)

Caddo

b)

Mississippians

c)

Quapaw

d)

Osage

4.

Moving from place to place in search of food and shelter is the definition for ....

a)

artifacts

b)

nomadic

c)

hierachy

d)

community

5.

They hunted in Arkansas but did not live here....

a)

Quapaw

b)

Osage

c)

Caddo

d)

Bluff Dwellers

6.

Arkansas is named for this group of Indians.

a)

Bluff Dwellers

b)

Osage

c)

Cherokee

d)

Quapaw

7.

Many different families lived together in one longhouse---aunts, uncles, grandparents.

a)

Mississippians

b)

Osage

c)

Caddo

d)

Quapaw

8.

Referred to as the "Downstream People"

a)

Osage

b)

Shawnee

c)

Quapaw

d)

Sioux

9.

For these Indians, beauty was defined as having lots of body paintings and tattoes.

a)

Paleo

b)

Archaic

c)

Caddo

d)

Osage

10.

These Indians were famous for their bow making skills.

a)

Woodlands

b)

Caddo

c)

Paleo

d)

Osage

11.

First settled in the Arkansas and Mississippi River valleys

a)

Cherokee

b)

Quapaw

c)

Caddo

d)

Osage

12.

This tribe became famous for starting the salt industry.

a)

Osage

b)

Quapaw

c)

Sioux

d)

Mississippians

13.

Which of the following would not be considered a prehistoric Arkansas Indian tribe?

a)

Osage

b)

Woodlands

c)

Paleo

d)

Mississippians

14.

How do most archaeologists believe that Native Americans first came to America...?

a)

Crossed a land bridge during last Ice Age

b)

Used ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean

c)

They were already here

d)

Used ships to cross the Pacific Ocean

15.

Where were all the native tribes of Arkansas forced to relocate to________?

a)

Kansas

b)

Arkansas

c)

Texas

d)

Oklahoma

16.

What is the oldest time period of Native Americans in Arkansas?

a)

The Archaic Period

b)

The Paleo Period

c)

The Mississippian Period

d)

The Woodland Period

17.

In which geographical region of Arkansas will the Osage Indians be found?

a)

Arkansas River Valley

b)

Mississippi Alluvial Plain

c)

Ozark Mountains

d)

Ouachita Mts.

18.

Why is DeSoto buried in the Mississippi River?

a)

He died of a fever

b)

The Indians disliked him

c)

He was thrown overboard on a stormy night

d)

to be sure his body didn't surface thus disapproving him to be a god.

19.

Name the spice used to flavor and preserve food for later use.

(a)  

20.

Pottery created to resemble a human or animal shape was called ________.

a)

Dudout canoes

b)

Effigy pots

c)

Hierachy

d)

Animism

21.

Human made items that past people left behind.

a)

Animism

b)

Effigy

c)

Artifacts

d)

Archaeology

22.

Tools used by Native American hunters to increase the force and speed of their spears.

a)

Adz

b)

Atlatl

c)

Bow and arrow

d)

Gunpowder

23.

What was the biggest killer of Native Americans that the Spanish bought with them?

a)

Horses

b)

War dogs

c)

Calumet

d)

Diseases

24.

Explain this statement: Indians had no natural immunity to diseases.

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