Quiz 1 - Native Americans & Totem Poles

What does the word "native" mean?

• The first group of people to live in an area.

• The last group of people to leave an area.

How did Native Americans first arrive in what is now North America?

• By walking from South America.

• By traveling over a piece of land called the Bering Strait.

What is the Bering Strait?

• A large river in South America.

• A piece of land that once connected Asia to North America.

Why did Native Americans travel over the Bering Strait during the Ice Age?

• They were searching for food.

• They wanted to build cities.

What happened after Native Americans arrived in North America?

• They built large cities right away.

• They spread out into different parts of the land and set up tribes and villages.

What is the main idea of the passage about Europeans and Native Americans?

• Native Americans lived in North America long before Europeans arrived.

• Europeans and Native Americans arrived at the same time.

How might Native Americans have felt when Europeans claimed to have discovered their land?

• Uninterested in the arrival of Europeans.

• Surprised and possibly upset, since they were already living there.

What does the map in the image illustrate?

• The route Native Americans took from Asia to North America.

• The trade route between South America and Europe.

The main reason Native Americans made totem poles was to .....

• Tell a story

• decorate their TeePees

Which animal released the sunlight?

• Chicken

• Raven