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