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Chapter 1 - Earliest Oklahomans

Quiz by Rick Lang

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  • Q1
    Who were the earliest known inhabitants of what is now Oklahoma?
    The Clovis people
    The Comanche
    The Cherokee
    The Osage
    30s
  • Q2
    What significant tool did the earliest Oklahomans use for hunting?
    Traps
    Bow and arrows
    Spear throwers
    Clovis points
    30s
  • Q3
    What period do the earliest Oklahomans, including the Clovis people, belong to?
    Woodland period
    Archaic period
    Paleoindian period
    Mississippian period
    30s
  • Q4
    What type of environment did the earliest Oklahomans primarily inhabit?
    Tropical jungles
    Deserts
    Grasslands and open plains
    Forested mountains
    30s
  • Q5
    What evidence suggests the Clovis people hunted large animals?
    Pottery with animal motifs
    Tools used for gathering plants
    Cave paintings depicting animals
    Fossil remains with Clovis points embedded
    30s
  • Q6
    Which ancient culture is known for creating distinctive stone tools in Oklahoma?
    The Clovis culture
    The Mississippian culture
    The Adena culture
    The Ancestral Puebloans
    30s
  • Q7
    What was a primary food source for the earliest Oklahomans?
    Fruits and vegetables
    Fish and shellfish
    Large game animals
    Grains and legumes
    30s
  • Q8
    What is one of the main archaeological sites associated with the Clovis culture in Oklahoma?
    The Cooper site
    The Spiro Mounds
    The Cahokia site
    The Arrowhead site
    30s
  • Q9
    What type of society did the earliest Oklahomans, like the Clovis people, likely have?
    Sedentary farmers
    Urban dwellers
    Manufacturing communities
    Nomadic hunter-gatherers
    30s
  • Q10
    What innovation did the Clovis people introduce that significantly impacted their hunting methods?
    Fluted projectile points
    Animal domestication
    Net weaving
    Bow and arrow technology
    30s
  • Q11
    What is one theory about the origins of American Indians?
    They were created in North America.
    They migrated from Asia across a land bridge called Beringia.
    They migrated from Europe in the 15th century.
    They are descendants of ancient Egyptians.
    30s
  • Q12
    What is one piece of evidence that supports the theory of the migration of American Indians from Asia?
    Ancient cave paintings in North America and Africa.
    Artifacts that resemble those found in ancient China.
    Similarities in ancient tools found in both North America and Siberia.
    The existence of similar languages in Europe and America.
    30s
  • Q13
    What type of artifacts are crucial for understanding the lifestyle of early American Indians?
    Bronze weapons.
    Plastic items.
    Glass beads.
    Stone tools.
    30s
  • Q14
    What motivated early humans to migrate during the Ice Age?
    Searching for food and better living conditions
    To explore new lands
    To escape from cities
    To find gold and riches
    30s
  • Q15
    Which species of large mammal is known to have migrated across the Bering Land Bridge during the Ice Age?
    Irish Elk
    Giant Ground Sloth
    Saber-Toothed Tiger
    Woolly Mammoth
    30s

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