5th Grade Chapter 1

What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• They walked across a land bridge

• they came with Columbus

• they came on horseback

• they rode on mammoths and caribou

What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to America?

• Horses were plentiful

• land was free

• hunters followed animals

• no diseases existed

How did early Americans get food during the ice age?

• They grew vegetables

• they hunted animals

• they grew grains

• they raised animals

Where did most early people live during the ice age?

• in california

• in a valley

• next to a source of water

• wherever food was found

Which of the following BEST describes what happened to early peoples when large ice age animals died out?

• they became hunter-gatherers

• they became vegetarians

• they became extinct

• they became farmers

What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?

• they didn't hunt anymore

• they settled in one place

• they started to go to school

• they sold more food

What was one purpose of the mounds built by the mound builders?

• collection spot for soil

• burial places for important chiefs

• foundation for buildings

• field separator for crops

What does the fact that mound builders were able to build such enormous structures tell about them?

• they were dependable

• they were trustworthy

• they were well organized

• they were kind

Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?

• they ate nothing but the animals they hunted

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

• they grew corn, pumpkins, squash and beans

• they were known as "Cliff Dwellers"

How did the Anasazi become 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 had plenty of water