NC's Native Heritage

The earliest American Indians who arrived in North American probably traveled here

• in small canoes from Asia

• by crossing a land bridge during the last ice age

• from South America on the backs of wooly mammoths

• using horses and wagons

Which big cultural advancements emerged in the Woodland era?

• fishing and farming

• baskets and metal tools

• stone and bone tools

• brick homes and pottery

All of the following tribes lived in North Carolina prior to European exploration except

• Cherokee

• Algonquian

• Catawba

• Navajo

Different tribes spoke different languages but found it useful to communicate with one another for trade purposes.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is false about pre-contact native homes and villages in North Carolina?

• They were built using natural materials such as bark, branches, and mud.

• Villages had numerous neighborhoods, each with their own ceremonial center.

• Fences sometimes surrounded villages.

• The Cherokee had different types of homes that were used seasonally.

Women were given a voice in the government and decisions of tribes.

• True

• False

The traditional role of men in native tribes included all of the following except

• Clearing land for planting

• Protecting the tribe

• Making pottery and baskets

• Hunting

In order to pass into the "manhood" phase of life, teenage boys had to enter into a marriage agreement.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true about how Native American tribes were governed?

• Each tribe considered its chief to be supreme ruler.

• Decisions were made by the oldest men in the tribe.

• Tribes were led by councils who governed by reaching agreements.

• Persons with more wealth had a greater say in government.

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, Native American belief systems centered around Christianity.

• True

• False