Early Migration

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

• They walked across a land bridge.

• They came with Columbus.

• They came on horseback.

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

• Horses were plentiful

• Land was free.

• Hunters followed animals.

• No diseases existed.

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

• They became extinct.

• They became hunter-gatherers.

• They became vegetarians.

• They became farmers.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.3

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

• They didn’t hunt anymore.

• They started to go to school.

• They settled in one place.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

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

• collection spot for extra soil.

• burial places for important chiefs.

• foundation for buildings

Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?

• They ate nothing but animals they hunted

• They were the first to use irrigation.

• They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins.

• They were known as the “Cliff Dwellers.”

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CCSS.RI.5.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

Which of the following is NOT true about the Inuit?

• The Inuit hunt walruses.

• The Inuit developed the kayak.

• The Inuit still build igloos.

• The Inuit are successful farmers.

In which area were the Maya extremely successful?

• farming

• hunting

• fishing

What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?

• they donated to the poor

• they studied agriculture

• they began to farm

• they began to specialize in different areas

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3