7 Ch. 1 The First Americans

a person who moves from place to place

• nomad

• archaeology

• migration

• strait

an object left behind by early peoples

• artifact

• archaeology

• strait

• migration

a narrow passage of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water

• strait

• migration

• nomad

• artifact

the study of the material remains of ancient peoples

• archaeology

• migration

• nomad

• artifact

which of these is a type of corn?

• bison

• maize

• squash

• wheat

which of these was a land bridge from another continent to North America?

• Alaska

• Beringia

• Bering Strait

• Atlantic Ocean

the movement of a large number of people to a new area

• migration

• artifact

• nomad

• strait

why did ancient people probably first come to the Americas?

• to plant and harvest crops

• to hunt animals for food

• to seek religious freedom

• to find trading partners

which of these animals was a food source for early Americans?

• lions

• maize

• mastodons

• tigers

where do many archaeologists believe the earliest Americans came from?

• Asia

• England

• North America

• South America