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WorksheetsEarly North American Civilizations Assessment
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which Native American group built impressive adobe houses and cliff dwellings?
Plains Indians
Pueblo Indians
Woodland Indians
Great Basin Indians
The belief that spirits live in natural objects and forces is called:
Environmentalism
Mandate
Animism
Naturalism
Which group of Native Americans was known for following buffalo herds and living a nomadic lifestyle?
West Coast Indians
Woodland Indians
Plains Indians
Pueblo Indians
What type of housing structure did the Woodland Indians typically use?
Tepees
Adobe houses
Cedar houses
Longhouses
The West Coast Indians primarily obtained their food from:
Buffalo hunting
Salmon and oysters
Wild plants
Agriculture
What distinctive cultural artifact did the West Coast Indians create to tell stories and display family history?
Totem poles
Pottery
Wampum belts
Kachina dolls
The Native Americans who built large earthen mounds were located in:
The Pacific Coast
The Great Basin
The Ohio Valley and Mississippi River
The Southwest
The Native Americans likely reached North America by crossing a land bridge from:
Russia
China
Korea
Siberia
What farming method did Native Americans use to prepare their farmland?
Crop rotation
Slash-and-burn
Irrigation systems
Terracing
The Aztec capital city was called:
Cahokia
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Machu Picchu
The term that means "rubber people" refers to the:
Aztec
Maya
Inca
The alliance of five Native American nations was known as the:
Great Council
Tribal Alliance
Iroquois League
Native Confederation
What was the main difference between Native American and European religious beliefs?
Europeans had no spiritual beliefs
Native Americans were atheists
Europeans believed in one God while Native Americans believed in many spirits
Native Americans had no organized religion
According to Native American beliefs, what caused natural disasters?
Scientific phenomena
Random occurrences
Angry spirits
Seasonal changes
