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Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
A         hogan         was a home made from mud and logs.
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Who are the ancestors of the Mound Builders?
  1. Cherokee
  2. Hopewell
  3. Paleo-Indians
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
The Pueblo Indians did the Corn Dance to                                       .
  1. heal the sick
  2. give thanks to their gods
  3. to scare off enemies
  4. help make rain fall and the crops grow
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
A buffalo's stomach was used for buckets, cups, basins, and dishes.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
The Anasazi Indians made their homes out of hard, dry rock.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
What do the spear heads tell us about the Mound People?
  1. They were hunters
  2. They liked to run in the woods
  3. They liked to sew
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Adobe is a mixture of clay, sand, and straw.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Why did the Mound Builders make the mounds?
  1. To celebrate a wedding
  2. To have a place to sled in the winter
  3. To bury the people who died
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
What is another name for the Mound Builders?
  1. The Hopie
  2. The Hopewell
  3. The Hopscotch
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Buffalo rawhide is used for all of the following, except               
  1. dice
  2. drums
  3. masks
  4. ropes
  5. containers
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
The Navajo people called themselves the Dine, which means " the people."
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
The Woodland tribes got their name because they lived on land with thick forests.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
In the Southwest United States, the Spanish explorers built missions. What were the missions and why were they important to Spain? (You should be able to give three reasons they were important.)
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Where did the Mound Builders live?
  1. In the land we now call Michigan
  2. In the land we now call California
  3. In Lake Michigan
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
When did the Mound Builders live in Michigan?
  1. 2000 years ago
  2. 200 years ago
  3. 200 days ago
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
The Dine built round homes called                   .
  1. tepees
  2. igloos
  3. hogans
  4. none of the above
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
How do we know that Mound Builders traded with people from far away?
  1. They wrote letters that were found in the mounds
  2. There are items that were produced from far away found in the mounds
  3. They had pictures taken of themselves next to orange trees in Florida.
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
If you were a Mound Builder what things would you put in a mound?
  1. bowls
  2. ipods
  3. books
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Why did Ponce de Leon name Florida what de did?
Grade 3 Pre-Colonial Period
Why did Indians have special ceremonies before buffalo hunts?
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