Worksheets1.1 The First Americans
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Select all TRUE statements about the Great Spirit:
Believed in by the Abenaki people
Believed to be the Creator the world
Believed in by the Ohlone
Believed that He created humans from Living Wood
When did Europeans finally reach America?
~500 years ago
~1000 years ago
~ 50 years ago
373 years ago
Which item is NOT a piece of evidence left behind by Native Americans?
Stone Tools
Metal Tools
Human & Animal Bones
Pieces of Pottery
Written Documents
How do scientists use the evidence that Native Americans left behind?
To imagine how Native Americans lived.
To see how Native American lives changed over time.
To examine the first European explorers to reach the continent
To hypothesize on solutions for climate change
Who lived on the American continents as of 10,000 years ago? Select all that apply
Native Americans
Europeans
Californians
Indonesians
Where did the 1st Americans come from before coming to America?
Asia
Australia
Europe
Mexico
How did the 1st Americans reach the Americas?
By land, over the Bering Strait
By land, over the Silk Road
By sea, crossing the Atlantic Ocean
By air, flying over the Pacific
Select all options that are true regarding the Ice Age:
Most of Earth's water was held in glaciers
Ocean levels were ~300 feet lower than they are today
The Bering Strait was exposed during this time.
The planet's average temperature was ~5 degrees warmer than it is today
What type of food sources attracted hunter-gatherer families eastward?
Mammoths
Fish
Seals
Marine Mammals
Bison
When do scientists estimate the first hunter-gatherer families reached the Americas?
Between 10,000-20,000 years ago
~ 30,000 years ago
~500 years ago
What did the hunter-gatherer families use to catch their food?
Stone Spears
Metal Spears
Firearms
Bow and Arrows
Select all of the results of the Ice Age ending that are true:
The ocean levels rose
The Bering land bridge disappeared
Mammoths went extinct
Native Americans had to find new resources for food, clothing, and shelter
The average weather of the planet dropped by several degrees.
What are the possible causes of Mammoth extinction?
Over-hunting
Climate Change
Scarcity of food
Lack of available land
Once the Ice Age ended, what did Native Americans begin to depend on for food?
Hunting small animals
Fishing
Collecting seeds and plants
Hittin' up Popeye's for their spicy chicken sandwich
Native Americans spread from the ____________________ to the ______________________ oceans. (East-West)
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Native Americans spread from ____________________ to the tip of ______________________. (North-South)
Alaska
South America
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
