The First Americans

What did Columbus call the people who lived in America?

During the last Ice Age the oceans became more shallow, because

• the seawater evaporated.

• the ice in the glaciers started to melt.

• it did not rain for many years.

• much of the water was sucked up into glaciers.

Beringia is the name of the land bridge that once connected

• North America and South America.

• Alaska and California.

• Asia and North America.

• Africa and North America.

Which of the following does NOT give a way that the Ice Age changed the environment?

• The climate became cold.

• Huge glaciers formed and covered the lands.

• The oceans became deeper.

• The land was exposed creating Beringia.

Some scientists believe that the First Americans migrated here

• 5,000 years ago.

• 500 years ago.

• 12,000 years ago.

• in 1492.

The first Americans ended up in North America after a long migration, because

• they were looking for new land to start a new civilization.

• they followed their food source as they slowly moved towards the Americas.

• they were trying to find North America.

• they were running away from the giant mammals.

People who wander from place to place and have no settled home are called

• migration.

• glacier.

• origin story.

• nomads.

Scientists who study the cultures of people who lived long ago are known as

• evidence.

• band.

• Beringia.

• archaeologists.

A people's way of life is their

• theory.

• culture.

• climate.

• artifacts.

Archaeologists study _____________________ to learn about the cultures and way of life of ancient peoples

• theory

• culture

• climate

• artifacts