TCI Lesson 1 The First Americans

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What was the main reason the first Americans migrated from Asia to the Americas?

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They were in search of food

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How do most scientists think 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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Why did different cultural regions form in North America?

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Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

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What was most important to the survival of the American Indians?

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the ability to use natural resources

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What enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages?

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farming

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How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?

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They study their artifacts

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What characterizes an American Indian cultural region?

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People share a similar language

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What was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group? Options: food sources, language skills, land ownership, religious celebrations.

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food sources

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What was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian group?

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climate

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How did American Indians view their environment?

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They believed they were a part of a community of living things