How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to North America during the last Ice Age?

What is a settler?

During the Ice Age, oceans became much more shallow which allowed people to walk across land bridges that were once _____________________________.

Today, the Bering Strait is a shallow sea that separates Asia and North America. For thousands of years, however, a strip of land know as _______________________ connected these two continents.

Beringia is the name of the land bridge that once connected which two continents?

The first Americans ended up in North America after a very long migration. Why exactly did they migrate?

People who wander from place to place and have no permanent home are known as _______________________.

Scientists who study the ancient past and cultures of people who lived long ago are known as ________________________.

A(n) ________________________ is a family member that comes before another person of that same family.

Archaeologists study _______________________ to learn about the cultures and way of life of ancient people.

The movement of people or animals from one place to another is called ________________________.

Around 10,000 years ago, the Native Americans began to practice______________________________, which is also known as farming. They planted crops and raised plants and animals for their own use.

Artifacts are defined as _____________________________.

Through the use of ______________________________, archaeologists were able to approximate how old Otzi the Iceman was when his body was discovered.

The first people in North America survived by both hunting animals and gathering wild plants, fruits, and nuts to eat. These people are known as ___________________________.

The first Americans relied on animal meat for food. How else did they use animals to help them survive?

Large, slow moving pieces of ice are known as ________________________.

Otzi the Iceman was discovered by _____________________________.

At the time of his discovery, Otzi the Iceman was estimated to be approximately _______________ years old.

Otzi the Iceman was discovered in 1991 in the Ötztal Alps on the border of which two countries in Europe?

Otzi the Iceman was around the age of ________ years old when he died.

When Otzi the Iceman's body was discovered frozen in ice, many different artifacts were found. Some of these include a bow and arrow, a copper axe and ______________________.

Over 60 of these were found all over Otzi the Iceman's his body. What were they?

Found on and with Otzi were many different ________________ that scientists have used to learn more about this period of time.

Many archaeologists believe that Ozti the Iceman was killed but do not know if he was killed accidentally or on purpose. A(n) _____________________ was found still in his back when he was discovered.

Why do many scientists believe that Otzi died alone?

Where is Otzi the Iceman's body being kept these days?

Which of the following items was NOT found with Otzi the Iceman at the time of his discovery?

Otzi the Iceman's discovery helped archaeologists ____________________________.

To _______________ is to trade goods for other goods without using money. Very often, Native American groups would do this with one another.

A(n) __________________ is a way of living life that is passed down from parents to their children.

To change the way one lives to fit different conditions is to ______________________. People long ago, and to an extent still today, constantly needed to do this to meet their needs.

____________________ are items that have been created by someone who heard or read about an event but who wasn’t actually there.

In search of ___________ and clothing, nomadic people decided to follow animals that made their way across the land bridge and ______________ to new lands.

What would a Native American group probably do if they did not have a certain good they wanted?

____________________ are things that were used or made at the time an event happened. 

Which of the following are examples of Primary Sources?

Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following are examples of Secondary Sources?

Select ALL that apply.

________________ are stories that tell how something came to be.