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Social Studies Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A system a group uses to make and exchange goods.

a)

Culture

b)

Economy

c)

Technology

d)

Government

2.

The way of life shared by a group of people.

a)

Culture

b)

Economy

c)

Technology

d)

Government

3.

A nomad is a person who...

a)

lives in a village

b)

makes decisions for the tribe

c)

works within a certain region to follow herds of animals to collect food.

d)

strips bark from birch trees to make shelters.

4.

The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work is called (a)   .

5.

A relative from the past is called an (a)   .

6.

The belief that animals and the earth have spirits.

a)

Animism

b)

Animation

c)

Aviation

d)

Atheism

7.

A system of making rules or decisions to help a group or nation.

a)

Economy

b)

Technology

c)

Animism

d)

Government

8.

The use of technology to bring water to fields and crops is called...

a)

Animism

b)

Migration

c)

Irrigation

d)

Hydration

9.

These Native Americans lvied 3000 years ago near the Ohio River Valley and built mounds for religious ceremonies.

a)

Inuit

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Mound Builders

d)

Pueblo

10.

These Native Americans lived in the far north and relied on the sea for whales, seals and other sea animals.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Pueblo

d)

Inuit

11.

The Native Americans from this region used the mohawk as a way to intimidate enemies. They lived in stationary villages in longhouses and wigwams.

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Southwest

d)

Great Plains

12.

The Native Americans in this region wore feather headdresses and were nomads who followed the herds of buffalo and lived in teepees.

a)

Eastrn Woodland

b)

Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Northwest Coast

13.

The Native Americans in this region lived in a hot and dry climate and had to use irrigation to grow crops like corn.

a)

Southwest

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Southeast

14.

The Native Americans from this region ate a lot of seafood, hunted and gathered berries and nuts and animals and lived in large cedar plank houses with several families in one house.

a)

Southwest

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Northwest

Coast

d)

Great Plains

15.

How do many scientists and historians believe that the first people migrated to North America?

a)

They didn't migrate, they were always here.

b)

They followed animal herds over a land bridge

c)

They came by boat.

d)

They were abducted by aliens.

16.

This is an example of how an American Indian group changed its environment.

a)

Cutting down trees

b)

Making terraces in hillsides

c)

Digging canals to bring water to crops

d)

All of these

17.

How were stationary and nomadic American Indian groups similar?

a)

They both lived in villages.

b)

They both moved to follow herds of animals

c)

They both used resources from their environment.

d)

They both were farmers.

18.

Why were there many cultural differences between early American Indian groups?

a)

Differences in climate and geography

b)

Differences in fashion tastes

c)

Differences in where they originally came from in Asia

d)

Differences in which lacrosse team they liked

19.

How were skills and traditions passed on and taught?

a)

Each village had a public school.

b)

They attended college.

c)

Chlidren took a placement test to see which job they would be good at.

d)

They were passed down from one generation to the next based on gender roles.

20.

Which one of these jobs was the responsiblilty of women?

a)

hunting

b)

growing food

c)

defending the village

d)

clearing land for crops

21.

Which of the following jobs was one of the responsiblities of the men?

a)

Teaching boys how to hunt

b)

Tanning the hides

c)

growing food

d)

Getting water

22.

What roles/powers did women have in the Iroquois League?

a)

They were members of the council

b)

They had no powers

c)

The had the power to choose or remove the men who were on the council.

d)

They could act as queen of the village

23.

How might the economy and government of an American Indian group relate to each other?

a)

They have nothing to do with each other.

b)

Government is important, but the economy is not.

c)

The economy is important, but the government is not.

d)

The government might make laws to make sure the economy is working.

24.

Why did American Indians often pray for permission before a hunt?

a)

They needed permission from the land owner

b)

They believed that animals had spirits of their own.

c)

They were praying to Dianna, goddess of the hunt.

d)

They wanted to go to Valhalla.

25.

What is true about the present day government of the Pueblo people?

a)

All people lived in baked clay houses.

b)

A religious leader called the cacique leads the people.

c)

The All Pueblo Council of Governors makes decisions.

d)

All of the Pueblo people were wiped out by European diseases.

26.

What is the correct order from largest to smallest of how Native American government was organized into groups and roles?

a)

Group

Nation

Council

Chief

b)

Chief

Council

Group

Nation

c)

Nation

Group

Council

Chief

d)

Nation

Council

Group

Chief

27.

Which of the following was NOT a resource the Native Americans from the southwest traded?

a)

corn

b)

pottery

c)

whale oil

d)

rabbit skins

28.

Which of the following was NOT a resource the Native Americans from the far north traded?

a)

Seal fur

b)

Whale Oil

c)

Seafood

d)

Corn