Chapter 1 Review

1. How did early people migrate from Asia to North America?

• They walked across a land bridge.
• They came with Columbus
• The came on horseback
• They rode on woolly mammoths

2. Why did early people migrate from Asia to North America?

• Horses were plentiful
• Land was free
• Hunters followed animals.
• No diseases existed

3. How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

• They grew vegetables
• They hunted animals.
• They grew grains.
• They raised animals

4. Where did most early people live during the Ice Age?

• in California
• in a valley
• next to a water source
• Wherever food was found.

5. What happened when large Ice Age animals died out?

• Early Americans became hunter-gatherers
• Early Americans became vegetarians
• They became farmers.
• They became extinct

6. What effect did agriculture have on the early people?

• They didn't hunt anymore
• They sold more food
• They started to go to school
• They settled in one place

7. What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound builders?

• collection spot for extra soil
• burial places for important chiefs
• foundations for buildings
• field separator for crops

8. The Mound Builders’ ability to build enormous structures tells us …

• They were dependable
• They were trustworthy
• They were well organized
• They were kind

9. Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?

• They only ate the animals they hunted
• They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins
• They were known as the "Cliff Dwellers"
• They were the first to use irrigation in what is now the United States

10. How did the Anasazi become successful farmers?

• They dug wells for the water they needed
• They grew plants that did not need water
• They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.
• They lived near streams and had plenty of water.