Quiz on Early Michigan People

What is one unusual thing the Hopewell did that we can still see in a few places?

• Built skyscrapers

• Built mounds of earth

• Built bridges

• Built castles

What does it mean to modify the environment?

• To destroy nature

• To change nature in some way

• To leave nature untouched

• To ignore nature

What are some reasons people from long ago moved from one place to another?

• For fun

• To find better weather

• To escape difficulties

• To explore new lands

What might have pushed people away from their homes long ago?

• Good weather

• Plenty of food

• Food became scarce where they once lived.

• Peaceful times

The Hopewell piled dirt to make large mounds. That is one way they...

• modified the environment.

• built forts

• exercised to stay in shape.

Why do people move today?

• To find a job

• To escape from animals

• To find new friends

• To explore the ocean

Where did Native Americans get the things they needed to live?

• They bought them from stores.

• They traded with Europeans.

• Nature supplied what they needed.

• They ordered online.

What is one word in a Native American language they may have called themselves?

• Anishnabeg

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Apache

Historians say the Hopewell traded for things. Some of the things came from far away. How do historians know this?

• The Hopewell left behind letters that told how they lived.

• The Hopewell drew pictures on cave walls.

• The Hopewell left artifacts in their mounds.

What does the name "Michigan" mean?

• Big or great lake

• Land of the free

• Mountain valley

• River crossing