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History
Native American Cultures - Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Native Americans developed cultures because they: | adapted their ways of life to different environments |
| Scientists believe that the first people reached the Americas by: | crossing a land bridge from Asia |
| Which of following peoples are paired incorrectly with the environment they lived in? | Mohawk - Northwest Coast |
| What material was most commonly used among Native Americans to make clothing? | animal skins |
| Large sheets of ice and snow covering large areas of land and water during the Ice Age were called: | glaciers |
| In which Native American culture region does present day New York State exist? | Eastern Woodlands |
| What did Columbus call the natives he first met in America? | Indians |
| When did the first Americans arrive on the continent? | 20,000 years ago |
| The "land bridge" is now covered by what body of water? | the Bering Strait |
| In which culture region did the people move often to follow the buffalo and used 'portable' home called tepees? | Great Plains |
| In the _______, the people experienced harsh, cold climate, where they hunted seals and whales and built igloos. | Arctic |
| The dry, desert-like climate of the ________, made farming difficult. The people lived in adobe house and built underground religious chambers called kivas. | Southwest |
| In which region did the people live in longhouses made of wood from the forested areas around them? They also had a league of five tribes that dominated the area. | Eastern Woodlands |
| Haudenosaunee (the people of the longhouse) we the name for which group of Native Americans? | Iroquois |
| This culture region included the largest amount of Native Americans. The fertile soil, plentiful rain and good climate produced a varied number of crops | Southwest |
| Salmon was an abundant food source for the people of the region. In addition, many families held a potlatch to show off their wealth by giving away gifts to their guests at a feast. | Northwest Coast |
| Which of the following was NOT one of the Iroquois tribes? Mohawk, Apache, Seneca, Onondaga | Apache |
| What is a nomadic | people who move around alot and don't stay in one place |
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