Chapter 1 The First Americans & Maya/Inca/Aztec Civilizations

The science of studying the physical remains of the past is called

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When did the first people arrive in the Americas?

• During the Dinosaur Age

• During the Ice Age

• During the Industrial Age

Nomads are

• people who move from place to place without a permanent home
• people who are always in the same city
• people who travel for work only
• people who live in one place permanently

Why were the First Americans nomadic?

• They were nomadic to follow herds of woolly mammoths & bison for food and the change of seasons.

• They were nomadic to find better land for farming.
• They were nomadic to escape from predators.
• They were nomadic due to a lack of shelter.

Which of the following has been a leading theory about how human beings first came to the Americas?

• They crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America.

• They swam across the Pacific Ocean from small islands.

• They sailed from Europe to explore new lands.

• They crossed glaciers that once linked Antarctica to South America.

How do scientist think the Native Americans came to the continent of North and South America?

• Native Americans rode dinosaurs across the land bridge.

• They were nomads who followed the mammoths and other animals for food.

• Native American created wooden rafts and sailed across the Atlantic.

• Native Americans used ice skates to cross the land bridge.

What is one major reason Native Americans began to stay in one place and become civilized?

• The Native Americans developed sophisticated iron weapons.

• The Aztec gods promised the tribes land in exchange for human sacrifices.

• The Native Americans learned how to build fences and keep the buffalo from wandering the plains.

• The Native Americans learned how to grow crops. They developed agriculture/farming.

What does it mean to migrate?

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What is a glacier?

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About how long ago did people first come to the Americas? (Pick the answer that is closest)

• About 100 years ago

• About 1,000 years ago

• About 10,000 years ago

• Abut 1,000,000 years ago