SC 3rd grade Studies Weekly week 14 & 15

Why did early humans move from place to place?

• They followed the food they hunted.

• They wanted to see the world.

• They liked to sight see.

• They were bored.

What natural resource were most early settlements near?

• Volcanoes

• Rivers and streams

• Coconut trees

• Grassy plains

What are natural resources?

• Only man made items

• Re-using something found in nature.

• Something found in nature that meets a basic need.

• Only organic food

Why were rivers and streams so important to early settlements?

• They could use them for transportation.

• They could find food in them.

• They used the water for multiple purposes.

• All of these.

What change happened once humans began settling in one place and had more time with less hunting?

• They developed better tools.

• They developed better clothing.

• They developed better weapons.

• All of these.

What are the 3 Gs for why people explored?

• Grills, Globes, & Gamma rays

• Gorillas, Grapes, & Gas

• God, Gold, & Glory

• Gladness, Glee, & Green grass

Christopher Columbus was trying to find what?

• A new ship

• A faster trade route to India

• America

• King Ferdinand

What 2 countries had the largest economies based on the silk and spice trade?

• United States

• India

• China

• Africa

Who was the first European explorer to find the Pacific Ocean?

• Columbus

• Balboa

• Cruz

• Ferdinand

Was Christopher Columbus the only man to explore?

• Yes

• No

• I'm not sure