Unit 1: The First Americans

During what time period do historians believe people crossed over the Bering Strait from Asia into North America?

• The Middle Ages

• The "Ice" Age

• "Ancient Times"

• The Age of "Mankind"

A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past is called a(n) __________

• archaeologist
• ancestor
• hunter-gatherer
• artifact

Scientists believe the first people came from Asia about _________ years ago.

• 40,000
• 3,000

• 2,000,000

• 100,000

The first people were following ________________________ across the Bering Strait.

• Giraffes

• Monkeys

• Other People

• Mastodon or Mammoth

The land bridge that the first Natives used was called:

• The Golden Gate Bridge

• The Eads Bridge

• The Bering Strait

• The Really Long Bride

True or false: Native Americans developed different ways of life.

• true

• false

What was the main reason the early peoples migrated?

• they followed their herds (animals for food)

• they wanted a better life

• they were bored in Asia

• They ran out of supplies

The word MIGRATE means...

• To stay
• To move
• To fight
• To sleep

An object made by people in the past.

• archaelogoist
• religion
• artifact
• ancestory

Ancient Pueblo people are also known as:

• Mound Builders

• Cherokee

• Inuit

• Cliff Dwellers