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Cactus Hill

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Archeology is the study of:
a)
human behavior and past cultures using artifacts
b)
Dinosaur bones and other extinct animal bones
c)
Alien landings and space ship sitings
d)
Natural and human Resources
2.
Artifacts at Cactus Hill date back:
a)
One-thousand years
b)
Six-thousand years
c)
Twelve-thousand years
d)
Eighteen-thousand years
3.
Paleo means:
a)
Old
b)
New
c)
A Diet
d)
Cave Man
4.
The last ice age ended about:
a)
Two-thousand years ago
b)
Six-thousand years ago
c)
Ten-thousand years ago
d)
Twelve-thousand years ago
5.
Scientist do not agree about
a)
where American Indian tribes lived
b)
how people came to the Western Hemisphere (North and South America)
c)
what natural resources American Indians used
d)
the most popular Native American hairstyles
6.
Scientists who study cultures of the past through artifacrts
a)
archeologists
b)
paleontologists
c)
bone digger
7.
Arrowheads, pottery, and jewelry are examples of
a)
old junk
b)
artifacts
c)
paleo fashion
8.
Many animals that Paleo Indians hunted are now
a)
still thriving (doing well)
b)
more difficult to find
c)
extinct (no longer exist)
d)
packaged in the grocery store
9.
Cactus Hill is located on:
a)
James River
b)
Nottoway River
c)
Rappahannock River
d)
Potomac River
10.
Check everything that would be considered an artifact
a)
arrowhead
b)
corn
c)
horse
d)
spear
11.

What group of American Indians inhabited the region that is now Alaska and northern Canada?

a)

Inuit

b)

Lakota

c)

Pueblo

d)

Kwakiutl

12.

What affected how the American Indians met their basic needs?

a)

geography and climate

b)

transportation and military

c)

television and radio

d)

maps and globes

13.

The American Indians were similar in that all of them

a)

lived along rivers

b)

used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter

c)

spoke the same language

d)

lived in the same kind of dwellings

14.

American Indians used the resources of sod, stones, animal skins, and trees to make

a)

canoes

b)

pottery

c)

shelters

d)

clothing

15.

The Inuit people lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is—

a)

below freezing much of the year

b)

mild with four distinct seasons

c)

extremely hot during the day and freezing at night

d)

above 100 degrees most of the year

16.

Where do American Indians live today?

a)

Canada and Alaska

b)

In their homelands and throughout North America

c)

Only on reservations in different parts of the United States

d)

Mostly in South America

17.

What two natural resources were used by American Indians to build shelters?

a)

Sod

b)

Bricks

c)

Cement

d)

Animal skins

18.

In the past, how did American Indians gather their food?

a)

they fished, hunted, and harvested crops

b)

they traded goods with European settlers for food

c)

they used money to purchase food

d)

they traded animal skins and bows for crops and meat

19.

Which group of people believed that land was to be shared or used but not owned?

a)

Asians

b)

Europeans

c)

American Indians

d)

West Africans