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Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What is the name of the light boats used by tribes in the Arctic and Subarctic cultural areas?
  1. canoes
  2. kayaks
  3. coracle
  4. catamaran
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Which of these bodies of water was the most important resource of the Northwest Coast indians?
  1. The Pacific Ocean
  2. The Atlantic Ocean
  3. The Gulf of Mexico
  4. The Mississippi River
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What were the name of Columbus' three ships?
  1. The Nina, The Pinta and The Santa Maria
  2. The Voyager
  3. The Mayflower
  4. Ferdinand and Isabella
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What spirits were an important part of the religion of many Southwestern tribes?
  1. Underwater Panther
  2. Quetzalcoatl
  3. Kachina
  4. Kuksu
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Mound building began around 3500 BCE, during what century CE did it end?
  1. 1st
  2. 10th
  3. 16th
  4. 20th
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Iroquois League--
  1. was a confederation made up of the Five Nations.
  2. relied on a Great Council to make important decisions.
  3. put an end to most Iroquois fighting.
  4. all of the above.
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
This man conquered the Incas...who was he?
  1. Hernan Cortes
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Franciso Pizzaro
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The first Americans survived by?
  1. hunting
  2. gathering
  3. fighting
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Tribes in the Great Basin cultural area lived in tipis and                .
  1. pithouses
  2. wickiups
  3. wigwams
  4. pueblos
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Which of the following statements are true regarding the English settlement at Roanoke:
  1. In 1585, 107 men, women, and children settled in Roanoke off the coast of North Carolina
  2. Battling and defeating the Spanish Armada helped the settlement at Roanoke thrive
  3. During the first few years, ships full of supplies from England enabled the settlers survival
  4. In July, 1587, 114 additional settlers including women landed at Roanoke
  5. August 18, 1587, Virginia Dare was the English child born on American soil
  6. In 1591, after a late delivery of supplies, a sign reading Croatoan led to the discovery of the new settlement on Croatoan island where the Roanoke settlers had moved
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Tribes in the Plateau and California cultural area both used what building material to make their houses?
  1. Redwood planks
  2. Stone blocks
  3. Tule reed mats
  4. Whale bones
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Which nut was commonly eaten by tribes in the Southeast?
  1. Acorn
  2. Pecan
  3. Cashew
  4. Peanut
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
What food was a staple in the California cultural area but not the others?
  1. Saskatoon Berries
  2. Pemmican
  3. Salmon
  4. Acorns
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Which of the following explains early settlement in the Americas?
  1. land-bridge story
  2. early arrival theory
  3. origin stories
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
How did most people on the Great Plain survive?
  1. they farm
  2. they hunt
  3. settle their village along rivers for water.
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
A dwelling built by Plain Indians made of poles arranged in a circle covered by buffalo hides.
  1. tepee
  2. wampum
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The Inuit peoples used whales for the following purposes. (Choose all that apply)
  1. food
  2. travel
  3. oil
  4. clothing
  5. tools
  6. pets
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
The American Indians hunted what animal during the winter?
  1. Caribou
  2. Polar bears
  3. Bears
  4. Fish
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
Most of the indians we covered made their clothing out of WHAT material?
  1. Deer/rabbits
  2. Cotton
  3. Linen
  4. Eagles
Grade 5 Pre-Colonial Period
A boat made from a hollowed out log is called a                .
  1. wigwams
  2. wampum
  3. hogans
  4. dugouts
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