Chapter 3 Test ReviewClickers

1. Who studies fossils to learn about the past?

• A. An archaeologist• B. A historian• C. A paleontologist• D. Early people

2. How do archaeologists know that the Mississippians were skilled craftspeople?

• A. They have found written records• B. They have studied rocks• C. They are guessing• D. They have found jewelry, pottery, and

tools

3. Early people in the Paleo-Indian period

• A. Hunted small animals• B. Hunted large animals and gathered plants

to eat• C. Fished in rivers• D. Made small shelters near rivers

4. What did the Archaic people develop to help them hunt smaller

animals?• A. Bow and arrow• B. Fishing line• C. Atlatl• D. hammer

5. Early people of the Paleo-Indian and Archaic periods used what way to

get things they needed?• A. Built mounds to trade• B. Grew crops• C. Hunted • D. Made jewelry

6. Woodland people were among the first people in Alabama to

• A. Plant and grow crops• B. Hunt• C. Collect nuts and seeds• D. Move from place to place

7. During which period did early people in Alabama build mounds?

• A. Paleo-Indian• B. Mississippian• C. Archaic• D. Woodland

8. Where did the Paleo-Indian people live?

• A. Near the Bering Strait• B. In caves• C. In or near Moundville• D. In forests

9. Who studies the cultures and lives of people from the past?

• A. An archaeologist• B. A historian• C. A paleontologist• D. Early peoples

10. How did the Spanish explorers cause the deaths of thousands of

Native Americans?• A. They used up all of their resources• B. They started a war• C. Without knowing it, they carried over

germs that caused diseases• D. They started a fight between different

groups.

11. What did men in most Native American groups do?

• A. Cooked meals• B. Cleared the fields, harvested crops and

built homes• C. Cared for children• D. Made pottery and jewelry

12. Most Native American women -

• A. Cleared fields• B. Hunted deer, elk, and turkeys• C. Built council buildings• D. Made clothes, baskets, and pottery

13. The Green Corn Ceremony is -

• A. A festival to celebrate the fall• B. A festival to celebrate summer• C. A festival to celebrate their harvest• D. A festival to celebrate birth and death

14. Which food did we get from Native Americans -

• A. Pasta• B. Corn• C. Peanut Butter• D. Pizza

15. What was the period of history called before written language?

• A. Post history• B. Before history• C. After history• D. prehistory

16. All of these are examples of fossils EXCEPT -

• A. A leaf print• B. A skeleton• C. A rock• D. A shell

17. There used to be a land bridge that connected Asia and North America. Now it

is water. What do we call it?• A. Waterway• B. The Long Strait• C. Bering Strait• D. Water Bypass

18. Which of the following is not one of the four Native American groups of

Alabama?• A. Choctaw• B. Chippewa• C. Chickasaw• D. Creek

19. A system of ruling people is called -

• A. Council• B. Advisement• C. Government• D. Grouping

20. Planting and growing your own crops is called -

• A. Agriculture• B. Harvesting• C. Fall time• D. Irrigation