Early Human Migration and the Bering Land Bridge

What is a culture?

• A group’s set of common values and traditions.

• A type of animal found in the wild.

• A kind of food eaten by early people.

• A tool used for hunting.

How did the environment change during the last Ice Age?

• Large amounts of water froze, forming glaciers and lowering sea levels.

• The weather became much warmer.

• Forests covered all of North America.

• Rivers dried up completely.

Why was the Bering Land Bridge important for early migrations?

• It allowed people to cross from Asia to North America.

• It was a place where people built their first cities.

• It was used for farming and growing crops.

• It was a source of gold and silver.

What did hunter-gatherers do to survive?

• They hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food.

• They built large farms and grew crops.

• They traded with people in Europe.

• They lived only in one place and did not move.

How did the formation of glaciers during the Ice Age allow for migration to North America?

• Glaciers caused sea levels to drop, exposing the Bering Land Bridge.

• Glaciers made it too cold for people to travel.

• Glaciers blocked all possible migration routes.

• Glaciers created new rivers for travel.

Which civilization developed the earliest known civilization in Mesoamerica?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization migrated to south and central Mexico in the mid-1100s?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

• Inca

In what year was Tenochtitlán founded?

• 1325

• 1200 BC

• 900s

• 1400s

By the mid-1400s, which civilization had expanded to include much of the western coast of South America?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

What evidence do we have that cultures existed in Mesoamerica before the Aztecs?

• The Olmec and Maya civilizations existed before the Aztecs

• The Inca built roads

• The Aztecs built Tenochtitlán

• The Maya built canals