Indigenous Peoples of North America

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Why did the first people migrate from Asia to the Americas?

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In search of food.

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What important activity was common among Indigenous people who lived on the Plains?

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Hunting.

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What factor strongly influenced the kind of homes created by Indigenous groups?

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Climate.

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How do scientists believe people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?

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They traveled across a land bridge.

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How did the mesa people manage to grow corn in the desert?

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They dug irrigation ditches.

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What is the term for the land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the Ice Age?

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Beringia.

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What type of climate did the Plains Indigenous peoples adapt to?

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A dry, open grassland climate.

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What materials did Indigenous peoples of the Plains commonly use for clothing?

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Animal hides.

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What is one way Indigenous peoples adapted their homes to their environment?

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By using local materials like wood, stone, or earth.

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What role did trade play among Indigenous peoples?

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It allowed them to exchange goods and resources.