Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which statement describes the last Ice Age?
a. | There was no evidence of life. | b. | Glaciers covered all of the
Earth. | c. | Sea levels were lower than they are today. | d. | All the rivers and
oceans were frozen solid. |
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Which statement explains why archaeologists support the theory that prehistoric
Indians believed in some form of life after death?
a. | The Indians’ tribal centers had churches. | b. | The Indians passed
down legends of an afterlife from generation to generation. | c. | The cave drawings of
the Indians depicted a spiritual world after the living world. | d. | The burial mounds of
their dead contained items such as tools, tobacco pipes, and weapons. |
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What does the picture tell you about the settlement of historic Indians?
a. | The Indians settled along the Ocean. | b. | The Indians settled along
waterways. | c. | The Indians settled in the mountains. | d. | The Indians settled near larger
villages. |
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According to the picture, which statement BEST describes the life of the
Indians?
a. | The Indians were peaceful people. | b. | The men provided food for the
tribe. | c. | The Indians were primitive people. | d. | The women in the tribe made
baskets. |
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What does the picture tell you about the food the Indians ate?
a. | They hunted small animals. | b. | They ate the fish they
caught. | c. | They farmed and ate vegetables. | d. | They traded with nearby settlers for a variety
of food. |
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Which statement BEST explains the information on the map?
a. | Florida was a peninsula 20,000 years ago. | b. | The British Isles
were islands 20,000 years ago. | c. | There is less land in the world today than
20,000 years ago. | d. | The east coast of the United States has not
changed in 20,000 years. |
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The people who came to North America via the Bering Strait moved as far south as
the present country of
a. | Canada. | b. | Guatemala. | c. | Mexico. | d. | the United
States. |
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The Cherokee
The Cherokee were the only Iroquoian-speaking
member of the five Civilized Tribes located in the southeastern United States. Their accomplishments
as a civilized culture were considerable. They adopted a written constitution as the basis for
their government. They established a system of courts for justice. They established a system of
schools to educate their people. They had a newspaper, The Phoenix, which was published both
in English and in their native language. They had a system of written language symbols, the
syllabary, developed by Sequoyah and almost the complete population was literate, or able to read and
write that language.
They were settled agricultural people who lived together in large
villages of about 30 to 60 homes per village. Their homes surrounded a large Council House located in
the middle of the village and used for religious ceremonies, governmental or council meetings, and
general meetings or conferences. The sacred fire of the Cherokee was maintained in the council
house. Major crops grown by the Cherokee included corn, beans, and squash. Their meats
were obtained by hunting animals that were found near their villages.
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According to the reading, what language was spoken by the Cherokee?
a. | English | b. | Iroquoian | c. | Muskogean | d. | Siouan |
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What tool helped the Indians throw a spear with more force?
a. | atlatl | b. | ax | c. | bow and
arrow | d. | Clovis point |
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Which Indian culture is represented in the illustration?
a. | Archaic | b. | Paleo | c. | Shawnee | d. | Woodland |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The oldest prehistoric culture was the _______________.
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Scientists who study the culture of prehistoric people are called
_______________.
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Prehistoric people who roamed from place to place following animal herds rather
than settling down in one location were called _______________.
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A(n) _______________ is a group of people who share common ancestry, names, and
a way of living.
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Items used by humans thousands of years ago are called _______________.
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______________, _______________, and _______________ are three groups of
prehistoric Indians.
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Matching
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Match each term with its definition. a. | anthropologists | f. | immunity | b. | atlatl | g. | matrilineal | c. | clan | h. | migration | d. | famine | i. | nomad | e. | geologist | j. | tribe |
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an extreme shortage of food
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ancestry is traced through the mother
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natural resistance to disease
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extended family of people with a common ancestor
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moving from one area to another
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an extreme shortage of food
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Match each item to the prehistoric period in which it first
existed. a. | Archaic | c. | Woodland | b. | Paleo |
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mounds
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mastodon
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farming
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nets to snare small animals
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planted seeds
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raised corn
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flint knapping
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Essay
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Explain the matrilineal characteristics of Native American society.
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