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Chapter 2 Three worlds meet

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is a word that describes a group of families that share a common ancestor.

a)

Mothers

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Crops

d)

Clan

2.

The main role of _______________________ in Iroquois communities was that they were the leaders.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Crops

c)

Mothers

d)

Gold

3.

Why did the Iroquois call themselves the "People of the Longhouse"?

a)

Longhouses were official buildings where sachems met to discuss issues.

b)

Iroquois Kept the animals they hunted in buildings called longhouses.

c)

Iroquois families lived in wooden buildings called longhouses.

d)

Longhouses were forts from which Iroquois leaders could watch for enimies.

4.

What does the word sachem mean?

a)

a clan mother

b)

a group of Algonquians

c)

a word used for the Europeans

d)

a chief

5.

Women in an Iroquois village had a lot of power. Select 3 things that this women were responsible for.

a)

Gathered food and berries

b)

They made clothing

c)

They chose when to build canoes.

d)

They planted and harvested crops

6.

Farming changed the lives of Native Americans because they could __________________________________.

a)

live a life as a farmer and eat popcorn all day long.

b)

they could make corn mazes and raise money for their festivals.

c)

brag to their friends that the 3 sisters were best friends.

d)

stay in one place longer and build more permanent homes.

7.

New York Indians lived in mostly ______

a)

wigmans

b)

long houses

c)

teepees

d)

log cabins

8.

 A group of families who share the same ancestors.

a)

clan

b)

clan mother

c)

Sachem

d)

league

9.

The head of a clan among the Iroquois people.

a)

ancestor

b)

clan mother

c)

clan

d)

Sachem

10.

A group of people or nations that work together for their common interests.

a)

clan mother

b)

council

c)

clan

d)

league

11.

A group of people who meet to talk and make decisions.

a)

council

b)

clan

c)

clan mother

d)

league

12.

Polished beads used in ceremonies by Iroquois and other Native Americans to represent certain ideas; also used in gift-giving and trading.

a)

the Three Sisters

b)

turtle shells

c)

wampum

13.

Algonquians were _______ and ________ who relied on their environment to survive.

a)

Hunter and gatherers

b)

Hunters and collectors

c)

Fishers and hunters

d)

Farmers

14.

Hunting nearby animals for food, using materials from nature to make homes, tools, and clothing was a way the Native Americans _______ their environment.

a)

loved

b)

changed

c)

adapted

d)

lived in

15.

How did the NY Native Americans use the rivers, oceans and water?

a)

For fishing

b)

For travel

c)

For swimming and fun

d)

All the answers are correct.

16.

What was one resource that was used for making clothing?

a)

cactus

b)

deer skin

c)

buffalo

d)

clay

17.

The Iroquois homes were called

a)

long houses

b)

wigwams

c)

teepees

d)

treehouses

18.

The Algonquins homes were called

a)

long houses

b)

wigwams

c)

teepees

d)

treehouses

19.

Which of the following sports was originally a Native American past time?

a)

soccer

b)

baseball

c)

basketball

d)

lacrosse

20.

What was the MAIN PURPOSE for wampum belts?

a)

Ceremonies

b)

Decorative clothing

c)

Trade

21.

Land set apart by the US government for Native Americans to live on

a)

reservations

b)

farms

c)

deserts

22.

Why would some Native American tribes live near rivers?

a)

Supply of saltwater

b)

Large Farms

c)

Colonization

d)

Transportation and food

23.

scientists who study ancient cultures

a)

biologist

b)

archeologist

c)

nomad

d)

migration

24.

Match the word to its correct definition: Archaeologist

a)

To cause (someone) to be very interested in something or someone.

b)

To carry on or continue.

c)

A strong desire to do or to achieve something.

d)

A person who studies human history, particularly the culture of historic or prehistoric people, through discovery and exploration of remains, structures and writings.

25.

A person who interprets the past based on what objects people have left behind.

a)

Historian

b)

Writer

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Geologist

26.

A person who hunts animals and collects wild plants for food.

a)

Wegman's employee

b)

bounty hunter

c)

archaeologist

d)

hunter-gatherer

27.

This house was called a _________.

a)

longhouse

b)

plank house

c)

adobe

d)

wigwam

28.

What were longhouses made out of?

a)

Metal

b)

wood

c)

plastic

d)

cardboard

29.

Rectangular shelter

a)

wigwam

b)

longhouse

c)

Both

30.

single family

a)

wigwam

b)

longhouse

c)

both

31.

round shelter

a)

wigwam

b)

longhouse

c)

neither

32.

50 to 200 feet long

a)

wigwam

b)

longhouse

c)

both

33.

a long wooden building in which several families could live

a)

hogan

b)

wigwam

c)

longhouse

34.

a round, bark-covered shelter

a)

longhouse

b)

wigwam

c)

hogan

35.

beads made from seashells used to trade for goods

a)

wigwam

b)

trade network

c)

wampum

d)

barter

36.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
a)
A human who hunts for their food.
b)
A human who hunts animals and gathers plants.
c)
A human who only travels from place to place.
d)
People who can't read.
37.

Early humans were ...

This is how they got their food.

a)

Traders

b)

Hunters

c)

Gatherers

d)

Hunters and gatherers

38.

Which of these towns in New York is named after Native Americans?

a)

Massapequa

b)

North Babylon

c)

Bay Shore

39.

Why did most Algonquians live near rivers?

a)

They were ALWAYS thirsty!

b)

There was nowhere else to go.

c)

They used the rivers for fishing, washing, drinking and cooking.

40.

Which two Native American groups settled in New York thousands of years ago?

a)

Pueblo and Wigwam

b)

Teepee and Longhouse

c)

Algonquian and Iroquois

d)

Cherokee and Sioux

41.

To ________________is to buy and sell goods.

a)

sachem

b)

trade

c)

artifact

d)

wigwam

e)

clan

42.

An Iroquois leader was known as a _______________.

a)

sachem

b)

clan

c)

wampum

d)

reservation

e)

extinct

43.

A ____________________ was made up of families that shared an ancestor or relative who lived in the past.

a)

sachem

b)

clan

c)

wampum

d)

reservation

e)

extinct

44.

A __________________ got food by hunting animals and gathering plants.

a)

hunter-gatherer

b)

powwow

c)

wampum

d)

archaeologist

e)

Iroquois League

45.

A scientist who learns about the past by studying artifacts is called a _____________________.

a)

artifact

b)

powwow

c)

wampum

d)

archaeologist

e)

sachem

46.

Iroquois women who selected men to the tribal council leaders, owned the longhouses, and decided how the land would be used as.

a)

Sachem

b)

Clan Mothers

c)

Haudenosaunee

d)

Den Mothers

47.

Which of the following provided the most food and clothing for the Iroquois?

a)

buffalo

b)

deer

c)

rabbit

d)

steak

48.

What is the name of the cultural region that the Iroquois live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southern Woodlands

c)

Western Woodlands

d)

Northern Woodlands

49.

What is being described here?


  1. Lived in longhouses
  2. Shared between many families
  3. Families were all related through the women
a)

Iroquois Shelter

b)

Iroquois Food and Resources

c)

Iroquois Crafts and Goods

d)

Iroquois Government

50.

How did Deganawidah and Hiawatha change Iroquois/Haudenosaunee society?

a)

Deganawidah and Hiawatha changed Haudenosaunee society by encouraging all five warring tribes to join together into one nation.

b)

Deganawidah and Hiawatha changed Haudenosaunee society by encouraging all five warring tribes to continue fighting.

c)

Deganawidah and Hiawatha changed Haudenosaunee society by encouraging all five warring tribes to go hunting.

d)

Deganawidah and Hiawatha changed Haudenosaunee society by encouraging all five warring tribes to exchange wampum.

51.

7. Life in Algonquian villages followed the four seasons.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

How did hunter-gatherer families get the food they needed to survive?

a)

They hunted animals, gathered plants and got fish from rivers and lakes.

b)

They ordered Chipotle.

c)

They had pilgrims help them.

d)

They cooked the food they harvested.

53.

Which of the following did the Algonquians use during the winter when food was scarce?

a)

acorns

b)

steaks

c)

tree sap

d)

popcorn

54.
The Iroquois lived in what we call this state today
a)
New York
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Vermont
55.

Algonquians would get food by fishing, hunting, farming, and gathering plants.

a)

True

b)

False

56.
What is the chief of a clan called?
a)
sachem
b)
confederacy
c)
longhouse
d)
ceremony
57.
The Grand ____ settled disputes among the Iroquois.
a)
Algonquins
b)
Peace
c)
Nations
d)
Council
58.

What do Algonquians do in Winter?

a)

Plant food

b)

Hunt for deer and fox

c)

Fish

d)

Collect sap from maple trees

59.

What did Algonquians do in Spring?

a)

Planted food

b)

Harvested (Picked)

crops

c)

Hunted Deer and Fox

d)

Collected sap from maple trees

60.

What do the Algonquians do in the Fall?

a)

Fish

b)

Hunt deer and fox

c)

Collect Sap from maple trees

d)

Planted food in May

61.

What do the Algonquians do in the Summer?

a)

Collected sap

b)

Planted Crops

c)

Fish for Sturgeon

d)

Hunted Deer

62.

Why did the Native Americans have to change the way they lived?

a)

They enjoyed fishing

b)

There was an Ice Age

c)

They wanted to move to Europe

63.

Select 2 things that men in the Iroquois villages were responsible for.

a)

Gathered food and berries

b)

Fish

c)

Make weapons

d)

They planted and harvested crops