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Chapter 2 - Native Americans

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An​ (a)   is an early family member.

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ancestor
descendant
offspring
healer
2.

What was the name of the land bridge? ​ (a)  

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Beringia
Atlantia
Pacifica
Oceana
3.

Stories about the Native American origins or beginning are called ​ (a)  

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origin stories
creation myths
folktales
fairytales
4.

The ​ (a)   civilization was one of the earliest in the Americas.

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Olmec
Maya
Aztec
Incas
5.

The Maya's writing system was based on ​ (a)  

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hieroglyphs
alphabet
emoji
braille
6.

The Maya built more than ​ (a)   stone cities.

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100
50
200
500
7.

Together the Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and the Seneca are known as the Iroquois, or the ​ (a)  

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five nations
four nations
six nations
ten nations
8.

The Iroquois called the three main crops ​ (a)   they grew the because all three were planted in the same field.

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three sisters
three brothers
three cousins
five sisters
9.

​ (a)   are beads cut from seashells to make beaded designs that showed important decisions, events, or stories.

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Wampum
Seashells
Beads
Sand
10.

A type of shelter made by the Algonquian that was round and bark-covered were called ​ (a)  

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wigwam
Teepee
Igloo
lodges
11.

The Algonquian made clothing mostly from ​ (a)   , which kept them warm during the cold winters.

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deer skin
cotton
silk
buffalo skin
12.

Navajo ceremonies were led by religious leaders and healers called ​ (a)  

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medicine people
shamans
witch doctors
healers
13.

During the winter, some Inuit lived in homes made of ice called ​ (a)  

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igloos
tents
castles
teepee
14.

The best known traders among the Northwest Coast Indians were the ​ (a)  

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Chinook
Sioux
Apache
Seminoles
15.

​ (a)   were tall posts which showed one or more characters that were used to tell a story or to welcome visitors or traders.

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Totem poles
Telephone poles
Flag poles
hieroglyphs
16.

Kwakiutl captured only whales that had become ​ (a)   on the shore.

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stranded
beached
drowned
killed
17.

The people of the Northwest Coast met their needs by ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   and by gathering plants and nuts.

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fishing
hunting
shopping
skydiving
18.

The hooves of the buffalo were used to make ​ (a)  

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glue
paperweight
toothpaste
shampoo
19.

Central Plains people lived in villages made up of large round earthen houses called ​ (a)  

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lodges
tents
igloos
teepee
20.

Because wood was scare, woman burned dried buffalo droppings, called ​ (a)  

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chips
sticks
leaves
mulch
21.

Even in the dry environment, Pueblo people were able to grow their ​ (a)   food, and found ways to collect and store ​ (b)   of food.

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staple
surplus
scarcity
exotic
22.

Pueblo and Navajo tribes depended on ​ (a)   for resources not found nearby.

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trade
farming
hunting
gathering
23.

A ​ (a)   was made of two poles tied together at one end and then fastened to a harness on a dog.

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travois
sled
wagon
totem poles