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WorksheetsSocial Studies Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
A system a group uses to make and exchange goods.
Culture
Economy
Technology
Government
The way of life shared by a group of people.
Culture
Economy
Technology
Government
A nomad is a person who...
lives in a village
makes decisions for the tribe
works within a certain region to follow herds of animals to collect food.
strips bark from birch trees to make shelters.
The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work is called (a) .
A relative from the past is called an (a) .
The belief that animals and the earth have spirits.
Animism
Animation
Aviation
Atheism
A system of making rules or decisions to help a group or nation.
Economy
Technology
Animism
Government
The use of technology to bring water to fields and crops is called...
Animism
Migration
Irrigation
Hydration
These Native Americans lvied 3000 years ago near the Ohio River Valley and built mounds for religious ceremonies.
Inuit
Eastern Woodlands
Mound Builders
Pueblo
These Native Americans lived in the far north and relied on the sea for whales, seals and other sea animals.
Eastern Woodlands
Mound Builders
Pueblo
Inuit
The Native Americans from this region used the mohawk as a way to intimidate enemies. They lived in stationary villages in longhouses and wigwams.
Northwest Coast
Eastern Woodlands
Southwest
Great Plains
The Native Americans in this region wore feather headdresses and were nomads who followed the herds of buffalo and lived in teepees.
Eastrn Woodland
Southwest
Great Plains
Northwest Coast
The Native Americans in this region lived in a hot and dry climate and had to use irrigation to grow crops like corn.
Southwest
Northwest Coast
Eastern Woodlands
Southeast
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.
Southwest
Eastern Woodlands
Northwest
Coast
Great Plains
How do many scientists and historians believe that the first people migrated to North America?
They didn't migrate, they were always here.
They followed animal herds over a land bridge
They came by boat.
They were abducted by aliens.
This is an example of how an American Indian group changed its environment.
Cutting down trees
Making terraces in hillsides
Digging canals to bring water to crops
All of these
How were stationary and nomadic American Indian groups similar?
They both lived in villages.
They both moved to follow herds of animals
They both used resources from their environment.
They both were farmers.
Why were there many cultural differences between early American Indian groups?
Differences in climate and geography
Differences in fashion tastes
Differences in where they originally came from in Asia
Differences in which lacrosse team they liked
How were skills and traditions passed on and taught?
Each village had a public school.
They attended college.
Chlidren took a placement test to see which job they would be good at.
They were passed down from one generation to the next based on gender roles.
Which one of these jobs was the responsiblilty of women?
hunting
growing food
defending the village
clearing land for crops
Which of the following jobs was one of the responsiblities of the men?
Teaching boys how to hunt
Tanning the hides
growing food
Getting water
What roles/powers did women have in the Iroquois League?
They were members of the council
They had no powers
The had the power to choose or remove the men who were on the council.
They could act as queen of the village
How might the economy and government of an American Indian group relate to each other?
They have nothing to do with each other.
Government is important, but the economy is not.
The economy is important, but the government is not.
The government might make laws to make sure the economy is working.
Why did American Indians often pray for permission before a hunt?
They needed permission from the land owner
They believed that animals had spirits of their own.
They were praying to Dianna, goddess of the hunt.
They wanted to go to Valhalla.
What is true about the present day government of the Pueblo people?
All people lived in baked clay houses.
A religious leader called the cacique leads the people.
The All Pueblo Council of Governors makes decisions.
All of the Pueblo people were wiped out by European diseases.
What is the correct order from largest to smallest of how Native American government was organized into groups and roles?
Group
Nation
Council
Chief
Chief
Council
Group
Nation
Nation
Group
Council
Chief
Nation
Council
Group
Chief
Which of the following was NOT a resource the Native Americans from the southwest traded?
corn
pottery
whale oil
rabbit skins
Which of the following was NOT a resource the Native Americans from the far north traded?
Seal fur
Whale Oil
Seafood
Corn
