Unit 1 Native Americans
  • 1. Beringia was a ________.
A) bridge of dry land that connected Asia with North America
B) belief system used by the first Native Americans.
C) Native American tribe who became extinct.
D) land bridge that connected North and South America
  • 2. Which of the following groups built igloos?
A) Mississipians
B) Inuit
C) Olmec
D) Shoshone
  • 3. The Tlingit of the Pacific Northwest traveled by ______ to trade surplus goods.
A) horse
B) sled
C) canoe
D) foot
  • 4. The Pueblo built their homes out of ________ to protect themselves from extreme heat and cold.
A) ice bricks
B) adobe
C) animal skins
D) grasses and mud
  • 5. In the 1600s, the Navajo began to use _______ in their diets and craft works.
A) sheep
B) turquoise
C) maize
D) adobe
  • 6. Which of the following describes the Great Plains?
A) hills and mountains
B) vast and nearly flat
C) marshy swamp
D) dry desert
  • 7. All children on the Great Plains learned_______
A) how to clean animal skins
B) listening skills
C) to sew
D) hunting skills
  • 8. The Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands and used what to cover their longhouses?
A) tree bark
B) walrus skins
C) metal sheets
D) mud and grasses
  • 9. What allowed early peoples to finally stay in once place instead of following herds of animals all year long?
A) aqueducts
B) agriculture/farming
C) guns
D) extra trade
  • 10. Who chose the leaders of the Iroquois?
A) village hunters
B) clan mothers
C) all villagers
D) clan fathers
  • 11. What animal was critical in the survival of most Plains people?
A) walrus
B) squirrels
C) buffalo
D) horses
  • 12. People of the Northwest celebrated potlatches, which were __________
A) carved logs painted with symbols of animals or people
B) Parties with human sacrifices
C) pots that have lots of doors and latches
D) parties where guests receive gifts at a feast
  • 13. Mayans were well known for their________
A) pot latches
B) long tongues
C) pyramids
D) drawings of Mr. Bedwell
  • 14. Pueblo people used what to get water to their plants in the desert?
A) irrigation
B) adobe
C) hogans
D) totem poles
  • 15. What type of housing did people living in the Great Plains use?
A) teepees
B) plank houses
C) hogans
D) longhouses
  • 16. Which group of Native Americans used longhouses for their living quarters?
A) Eastern Woodlands
B) Plains
C) Desert Southwest
D) Arctic
  • 17. Which group of Native Americans used salmon as a primary food source?
A) Plains
B) Desert Southwest
C) Pacific Northwest
D) Arctic
  • 18. Which group of Native Americans lived in an area that was flat, windy and had hot summers yet cold winters?
A) Desert Southwest
B) Pacific Northwest
C) Plains people
D) Arctic
  • 19. When teepees were built, which group spent their time putting the teepees up?
A) Children
B) women
C) Mr. Bedwell and his family
D) Men
  • 20. Why did Plains Native Americans use teepees as their homes?
A) Because they looked cool.
B) Because they wanted to build them like pyramids.
C) Because they scared wolves and bears away.
D) Because they were easy and quickly able to put them up and take them down.
  • 21. Name the 3 crops that Woodland people called the "3 sisters."
A) beans, peppers, broccoli
B) corn, beans, peppers
C) brussel sprouts, tomatoes, corn
D) corn, beans, squash
  • 22. How did the Native Americans clear land for farming in the Eastern Woodlands?
A) slash and burn
B) rope and wrangle
C) chainsaw and wagon
D) flood and remove
  • 23. What sport did Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands play?
A) football
B) lacrosse
C) soccer
D) monopoly
  • 24. How did Native Americans of the southwest who lived in pueblos keep unwanted guests from entering their homes?
A) They called the police.
B) They pulled up their ladders.
C) They yelled from the windows to leave.
D) They threw dust in their faces.
  • 25. What did the Native Americans of the Plains NOT use the buffalo for?
A) shelter
B) pets
C) food
D) clothes
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