TCI Lesson 1 The First Americans

Which of the following is the MAIN reason that the first Americans migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• They were in search of food

• to locate fertile farmland

• to flee from hostile tribes

• They were in search of a better climate

How do most 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 best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

• Groups settled in the area 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 was most important to the survival of the American Indians?

• land and home ownership

• trade to meet their daily needs

• the ability to use natural resources

• warm and mild climate conditions

Which of these enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages?

• trading

• hunting

• herding

• farming

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

• They read their journals

• They study their artifacts

• They live in their shelters

• They speak to their families

Which of these characterizes an American Indian cultural region?

• People migrated together

• People have the same leader

• People share a similar language

• People come from the same family

Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group?

• food sources

• language skills

• land ownership

• religious celebrations

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

• wealth

• climate

• religion

• education

Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?

• They believed they owned the land on which they lived

• They believed the land should remain unchanged

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

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