TCI Lesson 1 The First Americans

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Which of the following is the MAIN reason that the first Americans migrated from Asia to the Americas?
- They were in search of food
- to locate fertile farmland
- to flee from hostile tribes
- They were in search of a better climate

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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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Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America? Options: Groups settled in the area at various times, Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills, Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups, Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled

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Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled

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Which of these was most important to the survival of the American Indians? land and home ownership, trade to meet their daily needs, the ability to use natural resources , warm and mild climate conditions

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the ability to use natural resources

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Which of these enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages? trading, hunting, herding, farming

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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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Which of these characterizes an American Indian cultural region?
People migrated together,
People have the same leader,
People share a similar language,
People come from the same family

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People share a similar language

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Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group? food sources, language skills, land ownership, religious celebrations

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food sources

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Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian group?
Options: wealth, climate, religion, education

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climate

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Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment? They believed they owned the land on which they lived, They believed the land should remain unchanged, They believed they were a part of a community of living things, They believed they were rulers of the region in which they lived

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