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Ch.1 Early North America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which number on the map indicates the Bering Strait and ancient land bridge?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which numbered route shows the migration of many of the earliest Americans?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which Native American group built large cities, and traded far and wide?

a)

Mound Builders

b)

Inuit

c)

Plains

d)

Cliff Dwellers

4.

Which Native American group lived in wigwams and longhouses?

a)

Mound Builders

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Plains

d)

Cliff Dwellers

5.

Which Native American group lived as nomads following the buffalo herds?

a)

Plains

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Northwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

6.

Which describes a shared characteristic of Native American groups?

a)

They all lived in tepees and wigwams and hunted on horseback.

b)

They all believed women and men were equals and could be leaders.

c)

They all depended on nature and the land for survival.

d)

They all developed societies that disappeared mysteriously.

7.

Which describes the work of an archaeologist?

a)

studies legal documents

b)

studies people's traditions and customs

c)

studies man-made materials from the past

d)

studies ancient languages

8.

What describes the Iroquois League?

a)

a group of Indians who migrated to the Rocky Mountains

b)

a defense alliance of Eastern Woodland nations

c)

a group of Indian peoples of the Pacific Northwest

d)

a gathering of tribal leaders from the Great Plains

9.

Which had the greatest influence on the way different Native American culture groups developed?

a)

the time period in which they settled in North America

b)

the geography and climate of the area where they settled

c)

the kind of writing and language they used

d)

the beliefs of the group about the ways plants and animals should be used

10.

What is the most suitable purpose for using a globe?

a)

seeing a town in North Dakota

b)

seeing the whole earth

c)

finding the Mississippi River

d)

searching for the best route from New York to Los Angeles