The First Americans

Native Americans were ____ , which means they traveled from place to place in search of animals to hunt, fish to catch, and fruits and nuts to collect.

• hunters and gatherers

• farmers

• nomads

• none of these

What does migrate mean?

• to hunt and fish

• to build a home

• to work together

• to move to a new place

The first people traveled from Asia to North America  __________ years ago.

• 500

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

Early peoples moved __________ from Asia to the Americas.

• North

• South

• East

• West

People traveled across the _______ to get to the Americas.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Isthmus of Panama

• Beringia Strait

Beringia is the name of the land bridge that once connected

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and North America

• Antarctica and South America

• Asia and Australia

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

• they were trying to find North America.

• they were running away from the giant mammals.

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

• they did not know where they were going

Scientists study human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains are known as...

• paleonthologists

• biologists

• archeologists

• historians

Scientists study human societies and cultures and their developments are known as the...

• biologists

• anthropologists

• historian

• paleonthologist

Many scientists believe that the first people arrived in North America during the last 

• Frozen Age

• Ice Age

• Beringian Time

• Ice Millenium