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Early North American Indians

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Native American tribe is known for building cliff dwellings?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Cherokee

c)

Anasazi

d)

Sioux

2.

What was the primary source of food for early North American Indians?

a)

foraging and scavenging

b)

hunting and gathering

c)

fishing and trading

d)

farming and agriculture

3.

Which Native American tribe is associated with the longhouse?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Navajo

c)

Apache

d)

Cherokee

4.

What was an important item of trade among early North American Indians?

a)

gold

b)

corn

c)

spices

d)

fur

5.

What was a common trade route used by early North American Indians?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Nile River

6.

What are large thick moving sheets of ice:


a)
icebergs
b)
glaciers
c)
avalanches
d)
hailstorms
7.

Who were the first people to cross into NA

a)
Vikings
b)

Native Americans/Hunter Gatherers

c)
Pilgrims
d)
Spanish explorers
8.

Where was the maya civilization


a)
Mesoamerica
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Europe
9.

What was the first civilization in the americas


a)
Maya
b)
Inca
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
10.

Where was the inca civilization

a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Patagonia
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Amazon Rainforest
11.

What does civilization mean

a)
A group of people living together in a specific geographic area.
b)
A primitive society with little social organization or technological advancement.
c)
A complex human society characterized by advanced social, cultural, and technological development.
d)
The process of becoming more civilized and refined.
12.

Which early North American people created turquoise jewelry, woven baskets, and black on white pottery with elaborate designs?

a)

Adena & Hopewell

b)

Mayan

c)

Anasazi

d)

Inca

13.

Which ancient North American civilizations were known for building mounds?

a)

Adena & Hopewell

b)

Inca

c)

Mississippian

d)

Anasazi

14.

Which group build their temples and homes for the elite on top of platform mounds?

a)

Adena

b)

Hopwell

c)

Mississippian

d)

Anasazi

15.

How did agriculture develop in North America?

a)

It spread northward from the Mesoamerica civilizations

b)

It spread from European explorers trading with the natives

c)

It spread southward from the natives along the arctic

d)

It spread from Asian explorers who sailed to North America

16.

What caused the decline of the Mississippian civilization?

a)

excessive drought

b)

deadly disease

c)

it is a mystery

d)

invasion by another tribe

17.

Which civilization used this extensive long distance trade network?

a)

Incas

b)

Anasazi

c)

Hopewell

d)

Mississippian

18.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the Indians helped the French in the French and Indian War?
a)
The French were interested in fur trade
b)
French trappers often married Native American women
c)
The French wanted Native American lands
d)
The French converted many Native Americans to Catholicism
19.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
20.
What did the Powhatan Indians call the main crops they grew together on the farm?
a)
3 Friends
b)
3 Sisters
c)
3 Cousins
d)
3 Brothers
21.
What type of house did the Powhatan Indians live in?
a)
Teepee
b)
Adobe Clay
c)
Longhouse
d)
Tent
22.
How did the earliest humans get to North and South America?
a)
Beringia
b)
Crusades
c)
Silk Road
d)
In large trade ships
23.

What types of structures did the Lenape build for their homes?

a)

Wigwam

b)

Pueblo's

c)

Caves

d)

Teepee

24.

What does the term "civilization" mean?

a)

When multiple countries freely trade

b)

Advanced society with a written language, government, trade, etc.

c)

First settlers of a newly discovered area of land

d)

Believing your country is superior to others

25.

The Olmec are known for what unique sculptures they left behind?

a)

Huge sculptures of their Gods

b)

Huge heads that weigh many tons

c)

Different sculptures of body parts such as feet and hands

d)

Colossal sculptures of their emperors

26.

What was the most important crop for Native Americans?

a)

Maize

b)

Beans

c)

Wheat

d)

Barley

27.

What is considered one of the biggest reasons that created tension among the Natives of Pennsylvania and the European Colonists?

a)

Religious Conversion

b)

Desire for Land

c)

Cultural change

d)

Fur Trade

28.

MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE OR ANIMALS FROM ONE REGION TO ANOTHER

a)

MIGRATION

b)

DOMESTICATION

c)

MAIZE

d)

GLYPHS

29.

PEOPLE WHO HUNT ANIMALS AND GATHER WILD PLANTS, SEEDS, FRUITS, AND NUTS TO SURVIVE

a)

HUNTER-GATHERERS

b)

GRAB AND GO

c)

CULTURE

d)

NONE OF THESE

30.

BELIEFS, CUSTOMS, AND TRADITIONS OF A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE

a)

CULTURE

b)

MAIZE

c)

ARTIFACTS

d)

STAMPEDE

31.

Who were the first people to cross the land bridge?

a)

hunter-gatherers

b)

Mayan

c)

Olmec

d)

Mound Builders

32.
Many scientists believe that the first people arrived in North America during the last 
a)
Ice Age
b)

Ice Millenium

c)

Frozen Age

d)

Beringian Time

33.

HUGE, SLOW MOVING SHEETS OF ICE

a)

GLACIERS

b)

SNOWBALLS

c)

ARTIFACTS

d)

EXTINCT

34.

What civilization developed in the orange area?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Romans

35.

What civilization is located in the red area

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayan

c)

Inca

d)

All

36.

What does this map represent

a)

How early invaders conquered Russia

b)

How Americans settled in Jamestown

c)

How early humans traveled into the Americas

d)

How early humans migrated to Asia

37.

Which civilizations used the 365 day calendar based on the sun

a)

Aztecs and Mayans

b)

Incas and Aztecs

c)

Mayans and Toltecs

d)

Navajo and Incas

38.
The early Americans were nomadic, which means: 
a)
Move from place to place
b)
Animal Hunters
c)
Unable to speak 
d)
Built permanent homes
39.

By the middle of the 1700s what different groups of Native Americans were living with the borders of Pennsylvania?

a)

Shawnee

b)

Lenni-Lenape

c)

Cherokee

d)

Pueblo

40.

A group of people living together sharing trade, art, and religion is known as

a)

city

b)

town

c)

civilization

d)

adobe

41.

Who claimed to be the "King of the Delaware's"?

a)

Shickellamy

b)

Conrad Weiser

c)

Teedyuscung

d)

Benjamin West

42.
The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Mexico
c)
Present-day Oklahoma
d)
Present-day Texas
43.
Which tribe lived in longhouses?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
44.
Which tribe lived in Adobe mud brick houses?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
45.
Which of these is a human resource?
a)
bow and spear
b)
fisherman
c)
river
46.
Which of these is a natural resource?
a)
bow and spear
b)
fisherman
c)
river
47.

How do archaelogists impact the study of human behavior?

a)

by studying current history books

b)

through the recovery and analysis of artifacts

c)

through research of scientific theories

d)

by interviewing relatives about their ancestors

48.

Due to the hot climate, how did the Hohokam get water?

a)

They used a technique called Dry Farming

b)

Developed an irrigation system

c)

Carried water for miles in buckets

d)

Collected rain water

49.

The mound builders built villages primarily near what?

a)

Mountain Ranges

b)

Rivers

c)

Forrests

d)

Lakes

50.

Another name for some mound builders was...

a)

Mississipians

b)

River People

c)

Cahokians

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