Lesson 1 - The First Americans (Assessment)

How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?

• They sailed across a narrow strait.

• They traveled south from Canada.

• They traveled across a land bridge.

• They sailed to Mexico and then drifted north.

Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?

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

• They believed that the land should remain unchanged.

• They believed they owned the land on which they lived.

• They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.

How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?

• They speak to their families.

• They read their journals.

• They study their artifacts.

• They live in their shelters.

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

• Groups settled in the areas at various times.

• Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.

• Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.

• Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

Which of these is a feature that determines Native American cultural regions?

• People migrated together.

• People have the same leader.

• People share a similar language.

• People come from the same family.

_______ is the name of the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.

• Bering Straight

• Erie Canal

• Beringia

• London Bridge

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian

group?

• wealth

• climate

• religion

• education

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Native Americans?

• Native American farming practices were harmful to the environment.

• People who live in the same cultural region share a language and way of life.

• Native Americans all lived in the same environment.

• There were not many people in America before the 1400s.

When learning about Native Americans, you should focus on facts and evidence, not on...

• textbooks.

• assumptions.

• elaboration.

• Native Americans.

Groups that don't explain enough about their cultural region will be asked to...

• sit down.

• extrapolate.

• assume.

• elaborate.