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Pre-Columbian America: The First Nations

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call a group of people who move from place to place in search of food?
a)
Agrarian
b)
Precolumbian
c)
Nomadic
d)
Society
2.
What type of society is this?
a)
Agrarian 
b)
Nomadic
3.
What type of society is this?
a)
Agrarian
b)
Nomadic
4.

The term pre-columbian describes the history of America before the arrival of

a)

Pyramids

b)

Human sacrifices

c)

Writing

d)

Europeans

5.

How did the first Americans cross from Asia to North America?

a)

Using a primitive raft

b)

By Viking ship

c)

Across a large glacier

d)

Using a land bridge during the last Ice Age

6.
Which city was important in the Mississippian culture?
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Cahokia
c)
New York City
d)
Shaker Heights
7.

Which of the following is a reason animals were domesticated?

a)

food

b)

transportation

c)

companionship

d)

all of these

8.

Which animals did early Americans domesticate?

a)

turkeys and pigs

b)

dogs and turkeys

c)

pigs and cows

d)

sheep and horses

9.

How did Paleolithic people arrive in North America?

a)

by boat from Asia

b)

by boat from Europe

c)

by land bridge from Asia

d)

by land bridge from Europe

10.

What is a hunter-gatherer?

a)
A human who hunts for their food.
b)

A human who hunts animals and gathers plants and other wild food.

c)
A human who only travels from place to place.
d)
People who can't read.
11.
How do nomads live?
a)
They settle in one place.
b)
They build villages out of caves.
c)
They travel from place to place depending on the season.
d)
They return to the same place each season.
12.

Very cold temperatures, glaciers and large sheets of ice relate to which time period? 

a)
Ice Age
b)
1950's
c)
Stone Age
d)
First Day of School 
13.

During the Last Ice Age, the land that was under water became exposed and created a long land bridge that connected

a)
Asia/Africa
b)
Asia/Europe
c)
North America/South America
d)
North America/Asia
14.

The pathway created by the frozen water in the Bering Strait is called a....

a)

strait

b)

land bridge

c)

nomads

d)

theory

15.

How did the domestication of plants and animals affect early man?

a)

They could have pets

b)

They could visit distant places

c)

They could hunt and gather

d)

They could settle in one place for a long time

16.

One of the advantages of irrigation is:

a)

The soil absorbs water so quickly which is dangerous for plant growth

b)

a layer of salt may form on the surface of the soil, and this can be toxic to plants

c)

water evaporates quickly

d)

crops grow quickly

17.

Native Americans are divided into unique social groups with a common culture and language. These are called...

a)

species

b)

tribes

c)

groups

d)

bands

18.

Native American tribes of what region are associated with igloos, kayaks and sleds?

a)

southwest

b)

northeast

c)

arctic and subarctic

d)

Great Plains

19.

Native American tribes of what region are associated with tipis and buffalos?

a)

southwest

b)

northeast

c)

arctic and subarctic

d)

Great Plains

20.

Native American tribes of what region are associated with hogans, wigwams and irrigation agriculture?

a)

southwest

b)

northeast

c)

arctic and subarctic

d)

Great Plains

21.

Native American tribes of what region are associated with longhouses, agriculture and the Iroquois Confederacy?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Northeast

c)

Arctic and Subarctic

d)

Great Plains