The Tools of History, Geography, and the First Americans

Which term refers to the way of life of a group of people?

• civilization

• culture

• tribe

Archaeologists help historians uncover the past by examining __ from past cultures.

• laws

• religions

• artifacts

The Hohokam people built hundreds of miles of channels to _____ their crops in the hot desert of present-day Arizona.

• irrigate

• harvest

• trade

A region in which people share a similar way of life is called a

• civilization

• culture area

• clan

A primary source is firsthand information from the time period such as

• a biography

• a letter

• a textbook

The Inuit people were nomadic hunters who built igloos in what culture area?

• Great Plains

• Arctic

• Southwest

What three aspects of a culture are most affected by geography?

• food, clothing, shelter

• religion, language, trade

• government, social classes, written language

When did the Paleo-Indians migrate to North America?

• about 1,000 years ago

• during the last ice age, around 20,000 years ago

• about 1 million years ago

Anthropologists theorize that the Paleo-Indians came to North America from

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Australia

The Paleo-Indians migrated across a land bridge because they

• were cold and wanted to find a warm place to go on vacation

• were lost and didn't know where to go

• were following migrating animals