America 1492

Which animal was hunted for food by the first Americans living in the Arctic?

• beaver

• buffalo

• caribou

• deer

How did the first Americans use the geography of where they lived to help them hunt?

• by trapping animals in canyons

• by trapping animals in swamps

• by chasing animals into rivers

• by chasing animals onto ice

Which material did Ice Age hunters use to make spearheads?

• bone

• iron

• stone

• wood

Which of the following statements correctly describe Hopi pueblos? (Select all that apply)

• They had running water

• Most were two or three stories high

• Every family had a separate building to live in

• They were made of stone that was covered with adobe

• Only women and girls could enter the special underground room.

How do some scientists think the first people came to North America?

• by walking from Asia

• by taking a boat from Africa

• by taking a boat from Europe

• by walking from South America

These people told stories of the past.

• men

• young men

• older people

Performed animal dances

• men

• young men

• older people

Took part in tests of strength

• men

• young men

• older people

A building material made of sun-dried earth and straw.

• adobe

• archaeologist

• artifact

• earth lodge

A scientist who studies human life and cultures of the past.

• archaeologist

• potlatch

• kiva

• evidence