Timelines & Early People of the Americas

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_______ are scientists who study human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

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Archaeologists

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What is the land bridge that the earliest humans used to reach the Americas?

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Beringia

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What did the Paleo-Indians use to make the buildings in the first villages?

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mud, branches

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Why was pottery first made?

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To store food.

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What was the greatest factor that led to permanent settlements in the Americas?

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They learned to farm, agriculture.

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What was one way people crossed the land bridge? Options: foot, horseback, Uber, bus

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foot

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What is it called when people move from one region to another?

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Migration

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Modify

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Change entirely

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Adapt

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Make or become suitable to meet one's needs; to "adjust".

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Depend

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To rely on for survival