Social Studies Chapter 1 Review

What is an atlatl?

• spear

• axe

• knife

• spear-thrower

Which animal did early peoples depend on for food, clothing, shelter, and tools?

• lion

• mammoth

• sabertooth-tiger

• giant sloth

After early peoples no longer had to spend all their time searching for food, they became skilled:

• potters

• traders

• builders

• weavers

• all of the answers are correct

What is the name of the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America?

• Pangea

• Land Bridge

• Beringia

• The Way

During the last Ice Age, the oceans became shallower because much of the water was locked up in:

• glaciers

• mountains

• rivers

• lakes

What is Meadowcroft Rock Shelter?

• A field that has a lot of rocks.

• A shelter made of rocks that was discovered last year.

• An Ice Age campsite.

• A tent that is in a meadow.

As the environment changed, and the huge Ice Age animals died out, early peoples had to change their ways of life. They started to...

• fish, farm, and hunt large animals.

• farm and hunt large animals.

• fish, gather more plants, and hunt elk.

• fish, gather more plants, and hunt smaller animals.

People were able to keep a surplus of _______ after the development of agriculture.

• games

• weapons

• food

• tools

A clovis, or spear point was made by flaking off _______ into a point.

• metal and bone

• bone and stone

• bone and sticks

• sticks and stone

What crop gave early peoples more food than any other crop?

• pumpkins

• squash

• avocados

• corn