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Unit 2 Pre-Columbian

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In North American, group of communities where people had the same customs and government were called ___.

a)

villages

b)

districts

c)

tribes

d)

states

2.

What did the Eastern Woodlands tribes use for clothes?

a)

woven fibers

b)

cotton

c)

hides or skins

d)

leaves or wood fibers

3.

When they were hunting, what were the small shelters that the Northeast Woodland tribes built?

a)

igloos

b)

teepees

c)

wigwams

d)

longhouses

4.

The land in the southeast was rich in plants that were made into ___.

a)

ropes

b)

nets

c)

clothes

d)

medicine

5.

The Creek tribe built large earthen mounds as ____.

a)

entertainment centers

b)

sports arenas

c)

ceremonial complexes

d)

trade markets

6.

What are the tall, cone-shaped houses made of bison hides stretched over wooden poles called?

a)

wigwams

b)

tall houses

c)

igloos

d)

teepees

7.

Carvings made on wooden poles that tell a tribe's history and stories are called a ____.

a)

statue

b)

monument

c)

totem

d)

sanctuary

8.

To help crops grow, what did the Southwest tribes do?

a)

They fertilized crops.

b)

They plowed farmland.

c)

They irrigated farmland.

d)

They used new tools.

9.

What was the main source of food and materials for the Midwest tribes?

a)

elk

b)

deer

c)

bear

d)

bison

10.

What did Western tribes wear in colder seasons?

a)

clothing made from grasses

b)

woven leaves and brush

c)

blankets

d)

furs

11.

What are government groups of people related to each other by families called?

a)

dynasties

b)

reunions

c)

clans

d)

get-togethers

12.

In trading, what were rivers and waterways used as?

a)

highways fro transportation of goods

b)

recreation

c)

irrigation

d)

barriers

13.

A petroglyph is a ___ carved into rock.

a)

word

b)

direction

c)

picture

d)

dinosaur

14.

Tribes in the United States today consider petroglyphs ____.

a)

fun

b)

graffiti

c)

lost

d)

sacred

15.

What name do many tribes use to describe Earth?

a)

Father Earth

b)

Brother Earth

c)

Mother Earth

d)

Sister Earth

16.

How did Native farmers use wild plants and herbs?

a)

medicine

b)

fertilizer

c)

jewelry

d)

trade

17.

This was the main mode of transportation for the many American Indian tribes in North America.

a)

wagons

b)

horses

c)

water

d)

oxen

18.

Ceremonies and celebrations were often held to honor ____.

a)

the sun, rain, and harvest

b)

ancestors, births, and trade

c)

leaders, government, and heroes

d)

the seasons, winter, and rain

19.

To meet their needs, tribes would use the resources from ____.

a)

small areas

b)

large regions

c)

the forest

d)

private land

20.

To provide safety, justice, and welfare, every community, past and present, has a form of ____.

a)

culture

b)

government

c)

economics

d)

celebrations