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The Earliest Americans
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1
Arctic Indians hunted and fished for food and built houses made of wood.
True
False
2
The Navajos lived in dome-shaped shelters called hogans.
False
True
3
Plains Indians used all the parts of the buffalo.
True
False
4
What did the Algonquians and the Iroquois have in common?
They built earthen mounds as burial and worship sites.
they were both from the Eastern Woodlands area
They had month long ceremonies for the annual whale hunt.
They helped the Navajos adjust to desert life.
5
The Makahs
were nomads who used shelters called tepees.
built dugouts to hunt whales.
learned new ways of living from the Hopi Indians.
created a well-developed form of government before others.
6
Northwest Coast Indians hunted salmon, other fish, and whales.
True
False
7
Ancient Indians gradually began to plant seeds and grow food crops, beginning the practice of
agriculture
origin story
sod
potlatches
8
The land bridge theory suggests that
the first Americans traveled to the Americas in boats.
hunting groups traveled to North America across Beringia.
Native Americans have always lived in the Americas.
early people arrived up to one million years ago.
9
Which of these events happened first?
Nomadic people began to settle in communities.
The Ice Age ended causing the glaciers to melt.
The giant animals starved and gradually dies out.
10
Because the Olmecs remained in one place, they were considered nomads.
True
False
11
Which of these early American civilizations lived in groups of houses called pueblos?
the Mound Builders
the Anasazi
the Olmec
the Maya
12
The dry, desert environment
was home to the Eastern Woodland Indians.
resulted in the need for extensive trading networks.
required the Southwest Indians to adapt their way of life.
led archaeologists to develop the land bridge theory.
13
Who were the best-known traders among the Northwest Coast Indians?
the Iroquois
the Chinooks
the Pueblos Indians
the Sioux
14
The Anasazi lived in pueblos in the southwestern United States.
False
True
15
The Olmec and Mayan civilizations
were both divided into social classes.
both began to develop around 500 BC in Canada.
are known as the "mother civilizations."
developed calendars.
16
A horizontal time line runs across the page, reading from left to right.
True
False
17
Northwest Coast Indians lived in shelters made of ice.
False
True
18
The Chinooks and other Northwest Coast Indians showed their wealth by holding __________.
tepee
agriculture
potlatches
surplus
19
Plains Indians did NOT in tepees made of wooden poles wrapped in buffalo hides.
False
True
20
A(n) ______________ tell about the beginnings of Native American people.
surplus
origin story
sod
potlatches
21
On a timeline with years in BC, the longer ago the bigger the number.
True
False
22
What is a tepee?
a cone-shaped tent of wood pole covered with buffalo skin
a dwelling made from blocks of ice
a long, wooden building in which many Iroquois lived
an adobe house built on a mesa
23
____ is grassy earth held together by roots, but into blocks or mats, and used to cover lodges.
tepee
agriculture
sod
travios
24
Inuit Indians lived in the Arctic region which was cold frozen land with few resources.
True
False
25
A food _____________ meant survival for the Pueblo people during times of drought.
travois
potlatches
sod
surplus
26
Why did the Plains Indians use every part of the buffalo they used shelters called tepees?
they were creating a surplus to prepare for annual drought.
there was nothing else in the forest to make tool with.
big-game animals, such as buffalo, were scarce.
they relied on the buffalo a most important resource.
