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4.32 Indigenous Peoples and Regions before European Contact Worksheet

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Indigenous Peoples and Regions Before European Contact — Identify Indigenous peoples and regional ways of life in North America before European contact. Standards/reference: HIST.4.32.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Four artifacts are listed: A) shell-tempered pottery and mound plans, B) birchbark canoe patch kit, C) obsidian spear point with camas remains, D) snow goggles and oil lamp. A new site includes artifact set A plus a central plaza.
Which region is the BEST match for the new site?
AArctic
BPlateau
CSoutheast
DNortheast Woodlands
Solution & Explanation:Look for clues like mound, plaza. Those features are strongly associated with the Southeast region before European contact, so Southeast is the best match.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
A teacher gives a clue set: "deciduous forests, Three Sisters farming, longhouses, and agreements recorded with wampum."
Which region should students select?
APacific Northwest Coast
BCalifornia
CSoutheast
DNortheast Woodlands
Solution & Explanation:Look for clues like Three Sisters, longhouse. Those features are strongly associated with the Northeast Woodlands region before European contact, so Northeast Woodlands is the best match.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
A student sorts descriptions by region. One description says: "Mobility mattered, so shelters were designed to move. Community hunts used deep knowledge of animal behavior."
Which region should the student choose?
AGreat Basin
BSoutheast
CPlateau
DGreat Plains
Solution & Explanation:The details in the passage describe resources, climate, and housing typical of the Great Plains region before European contact, so Great Plains is the best match.

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