🌍Social Studies Chapter 1 Lesson 1

Where did the first people to live in America travel from?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

How did people most likely travel over the Bering Strait thousands of years ago?

• By walking through Beringia

• By sailing boats

• By flying

• By riding horses

Why do experts think ancient people migrated south into North America?

• They were searching for food

• They wanted to find gold

• They were escaping war

• They wanted to build cities

Which of the following is NOT a way ancient people adapted to their environment?

• Migrating

• Hunting and gathering for food

• Making clothing

• Farming the land

How did the skies help the Mayan Civilization?

• By helping them create accurate calendars

• By providing rain every day

• By making the land fertile

• By helping them build houses

What did irrigation do to the environment?

• It transported water

• It made the land dry

• It caused floods

• It stopped farming

What does the word "migrate" mean?

• To move

• To eat

• To build

• To sleep

Which of the following best describes "culture"?

• A system of beliefs and ways of living special to a group

• A type of food

• A kind of animal

• A weather pattern

Who is a "hunter-gatherer"?

• Someone who hunts animals and collects wild plants for food

• Someone who builds houses

• Someone who grows crops

• Someone who makes clothing

What is "agriculture"?

• The system of growing crops for food

• The study of animals

• The building of roads

• The making of clothing