The First Americans

Christopher Columbus was first to discover the Americas.

• True

• False

From where did the first Americans originate?

• Arctic

• Africa

• Eurasia

• Australia

How did people migrate into North America?

• by walking or boating

• by airplane

• by ship

• by teleportation

What term is used to describe the earliest people of the Americas?

• Aztecs
• Paleo-Indians
• Native Americans
• Colonizers

A hunter-gather is someone who hunts animals and gathers food from plants.

• True

• False

During what time period did the first people of the Americas arrive?

• Pleistocene Epoch (Ice Age)

• Cenozoic Era
• Mesozoic Era
• Jurassic Period

How did the land bridge (Beringia) form?

• As glaciers grew, they absorbed ocean water causing sea levels to decrease and land to emerge above the Bering Strait.

• There was a large amount of rain which caused more evaporation to occur.
• It was always there but hadn't been discovered.
• America and Asia were joined together until an earthquake occurred and split the two continents.

Which two continents were connected by Beringia?

• Africa and Europe

• Asia and North America

• North America and South America

• Europe and Asis

What was the main source of food for Paleo-Indians?

• crops and grains

• fish and seafood

• wild animals and plants

• domesticated livestock

How did people gradually spread across North and South America over time?

• by using small airplanes

• by building roads and highways

• by using boats and ships

• by migrating and settling in new areas