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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How do 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 majority of Indigenous people in North America?

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ability to use natural resources

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What enabled most Indigenous people to settle in permanent villages?

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farming

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How do historians learn how Indigenous people lived long ago in North America?

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They study their artifacts.

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What characterizes an Indigenous 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 Indigenous group in North America?

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food sources

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What was a strong influence on the kind of homes created by each Indigenous group? Options: wealth, climate, religion, education

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climate

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How did most Indigenous groups view their environment?

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