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