Chapter 1 Test Migration to the Americas

What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• They came with Columbus.
• They walked across a land bridge.
• They came on horseback.
• They rode on mammoths and caribou.

What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• Horses were plentiful.
• Land was free.
• Hunters followed animals.
• They raised animals.

How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

• They grew vegetables.
• They hunted animals.
• They grew grains.
• They raised animals.

Where did most early people live during the Ice Age?

• in California
• in a valley
• next to a water source
• wherever food was found.

Which of the following best describes what happened to early people when large Ice Age animals died out?

• They became hunter-gatherers.
• They became vegetarians.
• They became extinct.
• They became farmers.

What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early people?

• They didn't hunt anymore.
• They settled in one place.
• They started to go to school.
• They sold more food.

What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?

• collection for extra soil
• burial places for important chiefs
• foundation for buildings
• field separator for crops

What does the fact that Mound Builders were able to build such enormous structures tell about them?

• They were dependable.
• They were trustworthy.
• They were well organized.
• They were kind.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?

• They ate nothing but the animals they hunted.
• They were the first to use irrigation in what is now the United States.
• They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins.
• They were known as the "Cliff Dwellers".

How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?

• They dug wells for the water they needed.
• They grew plants that do not need water.
• They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.
• They lived near streams and had plenty of water.