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Unit 4 Quiz

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is HISTORY?

a)

The things that have happened in a particular place or to a particular group of people over time.

b)

A scientist who studies objects from the past to learn about cultures.

c)

A person who found food by both hunting animals and gathering plants, fruits, and nuts.

d)

A round Native American home made from arched poles covered with bark, in which one family lived.

2.

What are HUNTER-GATHERERS?

a)

A group of families who share some ancestors.

b)

A person who found food by both hunting animals and gathering plants, fruits, and nuts.

c)

  1. A long wooden building in a Native American village in which many related families lived. 

d)

The practice of growing crops and raising animals for food.

3.

What is a RESERVATION?

a)

To give one thing in exchange for something else; a job skill or field of work.

b)

A decision made by a person or group.

c)

  1. A long wooden building in a Native American village in which many related families lived. 

d)

  1. An area of land set aside for Native Americans to live on. 

4.

What is a LONGHOUSE?

a)

  1. An area of land set aside for Native Americans to live on. 

b)

A round Native American home made from arched poles covered with bark, in which one family lived.

c)

  1. A long wooden building in a Native American village in which many related families lived. 

d)

A group of people or nations that work together for their common interests.

5.

What is a LEAGUE?

a)

  1. A group of people who meet to talk and make decisions. 

b)

  1. A group of families who share some ancestors. 

c)

  1. The head of a clan among the Iroquois people. 

d)

  1. A group of people or nations that work together for their common interests. 

6.

What are SACHEMS?

a)

A member of the Grand Council of the Iroquois League.

b)

  1. To give one thing in exchange for something else; a job skill or field of work. 

c)

  1. The things that have happened in a particular place or to a particular group of people over time.

d)

  1. A group of families who share some ancestors. 

7.

What is the term for North American Indian people that lived in downstate New York border?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Algonquins

c)

Haudenosaunee

d)

Seneca

8.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is two or more longhouse families.

a)

Confederacy

b)

Clan

c)

Tribe

d)

Nation

9.

Which of the following is known as the Iroquois Constitution?

a)

Great Law of Peace

b)

Green Corn Festival

c)

Longhouse

d)

Confederacy

10.

What is the term for North American Indian people that lived in upstate New York?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Algonquins

c)

Haudenosaunee

d)

Seneca

11.

Fill in the blank: _______ was a 1500's Mohawk leader who, with Deganawida, helped organize the Iroquois Confederacy.

a)

Hiawatha

b)

Seneca

c)

Cayuga

d)

Onondaga

12.

What are physical separations in the longhouse called?

a)

Partition

b)

Settlement

c)

Wigwam

d)

Powwow

13.

Who is the leader of an Algonqian village?

a)

Shaman

b)

Sachem

c)

Papoose

d)

Wampum

14.

people who hunt animals and look for plants to eat, instead of growing crops and raising animals

(a)  

15.

a woman who is the owner of the longhouse, makes decisions on who the leaders should be, and cares for the clan

(a)  

16.

I am in the Algonquin tribe. I am located in...

a)

New York

b)

Canada

c)

Asia

d)

Mexico

17.

The continent in which the Native Americans traveled FROM was...

a)

Canada

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

New York

18.

Match the following

a)

1.

Wigwam

b)

2.

Canada

c)

3.

Longhouse

d)

4.

New York

e)

5.

Wampum

19.

An alliance of five Native American tribes in the New York region

a)

Spiritual League

b)

Iroquois League

c)

Algonquian Union

d)

Chieftain Union

20.

Which two tribes lived in what is today New York State?

a)

Iroquois and Mahican

b)

Algonquin and Iroquois

c)

Aztec and Alqonquin

d)

Iroquois and Pequot

21.

What was one resource that was used for making clothing?

a)

cactus

b)

deer skin

c)

buffalo

d)

clay

22.

Who wore moccasins?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Children

d)

Everyone

23.

The Iroquois homes were called

a)

long houses

b)

wigwams

c)

teepees

d)

treehouses

24.

The Algonquins homes were called

a)

long houses

b)

wigwams

c)

teepees

d)

treehouses

25.

What was the main weapon that men used for hunting larger animals?

a)

sword

b)

knife

c)

bow and arrow

d)

tomahawk

26.

How did NY Native Americans share their beliefs and values?

a)

Through drawings

b)

By writing down their ideas

c)

Through storytelling

27.

Someone who does not live permanently one place, someone who moves around to follow a food source.

a)

nomad

b)

hunter-gatherer

c)

Native American

d)

naturalist

28.

How did farming change the lives of Native Americans?

a)

Farming allowed Native Americans to stop moving around and start building homes and villages.

b)

Farming allowed Native Americans to move around more easily.

c)

Farming allowed Native Americans to hunt more animals.

d)

Farming didn't change the lives of Native Americans.

29.

What was the main reason the Iroquois League of Nations was formed?

a)

To stop wars so the Iroquois would live together peacefully

b)

to help find a way to get food

c)

to stop threats from European explorers

d)

to discuss leaving the lands of New York

30.
Why did the northwest region eat many fish?
a)
They lived near streams and rivers.
b)
They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.
c)
They went fishing in Coligny.
d)
They northwest region did not eat fish
31.
How do scientists believe that the first people arrived in North America?
a)
small boats from Asia 
b)
land bridge from Asia 
c)
tunnels from Asia 
d)
hot air balloons from Asia 
32.

People who travel to new or unfamiliar places in search of riches.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

explorers

c)

The Dutch

33.

Why did Europeans begin exploring unfamiliar places?

a)

They were bored

b)

They hoped to find riches such as spices, gold and other treasures

c)

They hoped to claim new land.

d)

They were working on creating a map of the wold.

34.

Which explorer sailed into New York Bay and then up a wide river?

a)

Giovanni da Verrazano

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jaques Cartier

35.

How did life change for the Native Americans once the explorers arrived?

a)

They were happy because they had company!

b)

They had to deal with people who spoke different languages and had different customs. They were sick from unfamiliar disease.

c)

They learned the European way of life

d)

They traded places with the explorers and moved to Europe.

36.

Which of the following explorers has 300 mile river named after him?

a)

Columbus

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Cartier

d)

Hudson

37.

Henry Hudson's journal encouraged which group to explore the New York area?

a)

The Dutch

b)

The British

c)

The French

d)

The Spanish

38.

Identify one positive outcome of the Columbian Exchange.

a)

Many Native Americans lost their land.

b)

Columbus found a route to Asia.

c)

New foods came to the Americas.

d)

Many Native Americans lost their lives.

39.

Someone who travels to unknown places to discover new things is called _______?

a)

governor

b)

soldier

c)

colonists

d)

explorer

40.

The Northwest Passage is _____________. *

1 point

a)

A water route to Asia through North America.

b)

The route Henry Hudson took to go up the Hudson River.

c)

A land route from Europe to Asia.

d)

A route to Asia around the southern tip of Africa.

41.

Which explorer navigated up a river to what is now Albany?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Peter Minuit

c)

Peter Stuyvesant

d)

Henry Hudson

42.

When an explorer discovered land, who claimed that land?

a)

the country the explorer was born in

b)

the explorer's family

c)

the country the explorer sailed for

d)

the Dutch West India Company

43.

The Dutch West India Company ___________________.

a)

brought furs to North America to trade

b)

wanted colonists to trade with the Native Americans

c)

treated the Native Americans poorly

d)

set up Fort Orange to fight the Native Americans

44.

A place ruled by another country is called a _________.

a)

colony

b)

company

c)

patroon

d)

city

45.

The Dutch named their colony ___________.

a)

Bronx

b)

New York

c)

Manhattan

d)

New Netherland

46.

What is the name of a place set up to trade products with others?

a)

store

b)

factory

c)

trading post

d)

farmers market

47.

Early voyages set the stage for a great exchange, or trade, between what two countries?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Americas

d)

Canada

48.

That exchange was called the....

a)

American Exchange

b)

European Exchange

c)

Explorer Exchange

d)

Columbian Exchange

49.

European countries sent explorers to the Americas in search of

a)

freedom

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

religion

d)

gold

50.

What did people do at trading posts?

a)

go shopping for groceries

b)

exchange European goods for fur

c)

mail post cards to their families

d)

stop and store things there

51.

Henry Hudson traveled in hopes to find an all-water route from Europe to Asia ending up in New York Bay. He then traveled north on what is known today as

a)

Finger Lakes

b)

Erie Canal

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Hudson River

52.

What was the water route believed to run across North America called?

a)

investor

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

proprietor

d)

free trade

53.

Who was the first European to explore what is now New York Harbor?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Giovanni da Verrazano

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Henry Hudson

54.
How did the Iroquois live?
a)
Longhouse
b)
Teepee
c)
Hut
d)
House
55.
Who was in charge of the whole longhouse clan?
a)
The women
b)
The men
c)
The oldest woman
d)
The oldest man
56.
What did the women do to help build a longhouse?
a)
Cut poles from young trees
b)
Cut out windows in each room
c)
Hunted for food to eat
d)
Peeled bark from trees
57.
How many longhouses are in a longhouse clan?
a)
4-5
b)
2-3
c)
10
d)
100
58.
These people lived in a longhouse together
a)
Friends
b)
Women
c)
All family members
d)
Men
59.
How did the Iroquois eat?
a)
They planted and harvested their own food
b)
They went food shopping
c)
They starved
d)
What's food?
60.
What are the three sister crops?
a)
Beans, Corn, Broccoli
b)
Corn, Squash, Bananas
c)
Cotton Candy, Ice Cream, Chocolate Milk
d)
Beans, Squash, Corn
61.
What was the most important crop to the Iroquois?
a)
Beans
b)
Squash
c)
Wheat
d)
Corn
62.
What was a job of the women?
a)
Sew different beaded designs on clothing
b)
Clear the field for crops
c)
Made tools
d)
Built longhouses
63.
What was a job of the men?
a)
Teach girls how to weave baskets
b)
Make clay pots
c)
Build longhouses and clear the fields for crops
d)
Sew beaded designs on clothing
64.
The Iroquois believed that
a)
Only some living things had a spirit
b)
No living things had a spirit
c)
All living things had a spirit
d)
What's a spirit?
65.

The five nations of the Iroquois Confederacy are:

a)

1. Mohawk 2. Oneida 3. Onondaga 4. Cayuga 5. Seneca

b)

1. Cherokee 2. Navajo 3. Apache 4. Sioux 5. Cheyenne

c)

1. Zuni 2. Hopi 3. Ute 4. Paiute 5. Shoshone

d)

1. Inuit 2. Aleut 3. Tlingit 4. Haida 5. Tsimshian

66.

Name the crops commonly known as “The Three Sisters”

a)

1. Corn 2. Beans 3. Squash

b)

1. Wheat 2. Rice 3. Barley

c)

1. Tomato 2. Potato 3. Pepper

d)

1. Lettuce 2. Cabbage 3. Carrot

67.

What was the Iroquois Confederacy also known as?

a)

The Five Nations

b)

The Six Nations

c)

The Seven Nations

d)

The Eight Nations

68.

Five Iroquois nations joined together to make peace and become strong.  They organized a form of government called the___________________________________.

a)

Hiawatha

b)

wigwam

c)

League of Nations

d)

Asia longhouse

e)

clan sachem

69.

The Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga and Mohawk created the

a)

Algonquin League

b)

Southwest region

c)

Great American Civilizations

d)

Iroquois Confederacy

70.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Iroquois nations?

a)

Mohawk

b)

Oneida

c)

Mahican

d)

Cayuga

71.

Which two tribes lived in what is today New York State?

a)

Iroquois and Mahican

b)

Algonquin and Iroquois

c)

Aztec and Alqonquin

d)

Iroquois and Pequot

72.

What was one resource that was used for making clothing?

a)

cactus

b)

deer skin

c)

buffalo

d)

clay

73.

The male leader of an Algonquin village is called a.......

a)

papoose

b)

shaman

c)

sachem

74.

The Algonquins named themselves after _________________

a)

where they lived

b)

where they are going

c)

who they are

75.

A (a)   is a special council meeting held to make important decisions

76.

The Algonquins used Wampum belts as money.

a)

true

b)

false

77.

An Algonquin home was called a (a)   .

78.

From what continent did the Native Americans move to North America?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

79.

Native Americans lived in small villages called:

a)

clans

b)

councils

c)

settlements

d)

towns

80.

Native Americans' water travel in our state was by means of:

a)

kayaks

b)

canoes

c)

rafts

d)

ships

81.

Who was responsible for selecting tribal council leaders for the clan?

a)

elder men

b)

women

c)

young adults

d)

elder men and women

82.

What was the name of the powerful Native American group in New York State?

a)

Iroquois League of Nations

b)

Iroquois Confederacy

c)

Iroquois Union

d)

Iroquois Compromise

83.

Why did Native American tribes settle around rivers?

a)

transportation

b)

food

c)

water

d)

All of the above

84.

Clans were named after

a)

trees

b)

animals

c)

women

d)

gods

85.

An Algonquian tribal leader

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

86.

A dome-shaped Algonquian home

a)

sachem

b)

wigwam

c)

wampum

d)

Mahicans

87.

A tribe who made their home in the Hudson River Valley

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

88.

A beaded belt used by American Indian tribes for ceremonial purposes

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

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