Lesson Quiz 1-1 (Discovering Our Past: A History of the U.S.)

a person who moves from place to place.

• archaeology

• artifact

• migration

• nomad

• strait

an object left behind by early peoples.

• archaeology

• artifact

• migration

• nomad

• strait

a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

• archaeology

• artifact

• migration

• nomad

• strait

the study of the material remains of ancient peoples.

• archaeology

• artifact

• migration

• nomad

• strait

the movement of a large number of people to a new area.

• archaeology

• artifact

• migration

• nomad

• strait

Which of these is a type of corn?

• bison

• maize

• squash

• wheat

Which of these was a land bridge from another continent to North America?

• Alaska

• Atlantic Ocean

• Beringia

• Bering Strait

Why did ancient people probably first come to the Americas?

• to plant and harvest crops

• to hunt animals for food

• to seek religious freedom

• to find trading partners

Which of these animals was a food source for early Americans?

• lions

• maize

• mastodons

• tigers

Where do many archaeologists believe the earliest Americans came from?

• Asia

• England

• North America

• South America