Social Studies

Which of the following is true of the Inuit culture?

• The Inuit hunted walruses

• The Inuit developed the kayak for transportation

• The Inuit built igloos

• all of the above

Who traveled from Asia to America 2,500 years ago?

• Anasazi

• Inuit

• Maya

• Inca

How were the Anasazi able to be successful farmers in the desert?

• They dug wells for the water they needed

• They grew plants that do not need water

• They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops

• They lived near streams and has plenty of water

Which of the following is true about the Anasazi?

• All of these are true

• They were the first to use irrigation in what is now the United States

• They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins

• They were known as the "Cliff Dwellers"

What were the purposes of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?

• collection spot for extra soil

• burial places for important chiefs and other ceromonies

• foundation for buildings

• field separator for crops

How did agriculture affect the life of early people?

• They didn't hunt anymore

• They were able to settle in one place

• They started to go to school

• They sold more food

What method was used for food when the large Ice Age animals died out?

• They became hunter-gatherers

• They became vegetarians

• They became extinct

• They became farmers

Which theories are true about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• They came with Columbus

• They walked across a land bridge or crossed over by boat

• They came on horseback

• The came by plane

Why did the early peoples migrate from Asia to the Americas?

• The horses were plentiful

• The land was free

• The hunters followed animals for food

• No diseases existed

What method was used to get food during Ice Age?

• They grew vegetables

• They hunted animals

• They grew grains

• They raised animals