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Pre-Columbian Settlements & People

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

California Indians had to _________ to their natural environments in different ways.

a)

Myth

b)

Adapt

c)

Nomad

d)

Obsidian

2.

California Indians developed their own __________ in different parts of California.

a)

stories

b)

Myth

c)

Cultures

d)

Adapt

3.

This covers most of the Northeast area, where the land is high and flat.

a)

Plateau

b)

Obsidian

c)

Myth

d)

Culture

4.

The Modoc Indians of the Northeast were expert weavers, they made tightly woven ________ that they used to cook soups and stews.

a)

obsidian

b)

tools

c)

clothes

d)

baskets

5.

Large deposits of _______, a hard glassy rock that is formed when lava cools, dots the landscape of the Great Basin Area.

a)

baskets

b)

Shells

c)

obsidian

d)

rocks

6.

Indians of the Great Basin Area were ______ who moved often in search of food.

a)

Nomads

b)

Cheifs

c)

Shamans

7.

Indians in different parts of California developed different cultures because they had different __________.

a)

food

b)

language

c)

environments

d)

stories

8.

Like all Indian people in California, the Mojaves had many _______. They were stories that help to explain the beliefs and history of a people.

a)

songs

b)

jokes

c)

myths

9.

The most important person in an Indian village was the group's ________, who gave advice and settled arguments.

a)

leader

b)

Chief

c)

nomad

d)

Shaman

10.

The second most important person was the _______, who treated the sick.

a)

nomad

b)

chief

c)

Shaman

d)

doctor

11.

California Indians believed that the land and all things on it were _____ from the spirit world.

a)

gifts

b)

myths

c)

stories

12.

California Indians treated nature with

a)

respect.

b)

no care.

c)

disrespect.