Book Walk: Beringia and the First Americans

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the main topic discussed in the chapter preview?

• The migration of the first Americans across Beringia

• The invention of new tools in ancient America

• The development of agriculture in North America

• The rise of ancient American cities

Multiple Choice

According to the chapter preview and vocabulary, which factors made it possible for the earliest people to migrate from Asia to North America?

• The existence of a land bridge

• The development of agriculture

• The invention of the wheel

• The rise of ancient cities

Multiple Choice

Which of the following vocabulary words refers to a period when much of the Earth was covered by ice sheets?

• Beringia

• Migration

• Ice Age

• Ancestors

Open Ended

What are some ways that examining images and their captions can help us understand what life was like for the first Americans?