The Pristine Myth Flashcards
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History
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6th - 8th Grade
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Kate McKinley
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
European arrivals and early academics believed that the Americas were --- populated with estimates ranging from - to -- million
Back
sparsely, 8 to 15 million
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
New evidence suggests that the pre-colonization population was somewhere between -- and --- million
Back
40 to 100 million
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do we know what we do about migration to North America?
Back
Genetic evidence
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How did the geography of North America contribute to cultural distinction?
Back
Diverse climates, plants, landforms, animals, the size of the continent led to cultural and linguistic differences between tribes
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Where did the ancestors of Native Americans we discussed come from?
Back
Asia, via the Bering Land Bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are some ways Native Americans shaped the land they lived on?
Back
controlled fires
farming
terracing
roads
hunting
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is this image an example of?
Back
Terracing
8.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is this image an example of?
Back
Controlled fires
9.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the Pristine Myth?
Back
The belief that North America prior to European arrival in 1492 was scarcely inhabited wilderness
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