Early People and Native American Test
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Directions: Write a full heading on your paper and answer the following
questions. You do not need to write full sentences but you do need to number
your answers and be NEAT!!!!!!! ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. If you need
additional help scroll to the bottom of this page and you will see a helpful
word bank. Not all answers are there, but it will help to use it.
1. The early people came over from which continent?
2. They were able to cross over a ___________________ bridge.
3. The early people were following which animal?
4. The early people lived in what type of shelter?
5. Scientists who study items from the past are called what?
6. The early people got their food by _______________ animals and
gathering berries, plants.
7. People who grow food are called _______________________________.
8. The leader of the Algonquian village was called a________________.
9. Name two things that wampum symbolized (see page 17 in the workbook).
10. What was wampum made from?
11. The spiritual leader of the Algoquians was called a _________________.
12. A spirit dream was called a______________________________________.
13. The shoes that the Algonquians wore were called (see page 16 in NY
workbook)?
14. The early Algonquians lived in what part of New York?
15. The Algonquians named themselves after___________________________.
16. The Algonquians and Iroquois had respect for their__________________.
17. Algonquians lived in a bark hut or wigwam, but the Iroquois lived in
these shelters.
18. In the center of every longhouse was a _________________________.
19. What were the three sisters (see page 27 in the workbook).
20. Haudenosaunee means people of the what? (see page 22 in the
workbook).
21. Define artifact
22. Define pre-history
23. When did the early people come to New York?
24. Around what time period did Algonquians settle in New York?
HELPFUL WORDS
Asia
corn,beans, squash manitou
1570-1722
geographical locations environment
longhouse
wood
farmers
40,000 years ago
fire hunting
mammoths longhouses land
Peace, agreement, friendship shaman
Manhattan
shells sachem cave
