Ch. 1 (Section 1-2) Test

The _____________________ was a bridge between northeastern Asia and present-day Alaska.

• Golden Gate

• Ice Age

• Indian Migration Bridge
• Bering Land Bridge

The people who crossed the bridge into Alaska between 38,000 and 10,000 BC were called 

• Paleo-Indians
• Paleo-Dieters
• Aztecs
• Maya

____________________ is the movement of animals and people from one region to another.

• erosion
• hitchhiking
• migration
• culture

People who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food were 

• hunter-gatherers
• paleo-gatherers
• misinformed about proper diets
• vegetarians

The ____________________built the first pyramids in the Americas.

• Maya
• Olmec
• Aztec
• Inca

The________________ were fierce warriors who were skilled at hunting. They lived a nomadic life.

• Maya

• Olmec
• Comanche

• Navajo

The_______________________ began as a small tribe in the Andes Mountains of South America.

• Aztec
• Olmec
• Maya
• Inca

Many scientists believe that the __________ arrived in North America during the last ice age.

• Bering Land Bridge

• Paleo-Indians

• Zombies

• Bison

Why were early peoples able to use the Bering Land Bridge?

• They couldn't walk  on the Water Bridge
• They built the bridge
• The land bridge was previously blocked by mammoths
• The land bridge was exposed when ocean levels fell and so much water froze.

Why did early peoples in the Americas migrate further and further south?

• To vacation in Cancun
• Warmer climate; following herds
• To visit the pyramids
• Search for gold