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1.1 The First Americans

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all TRUE statements about the Great Spirit:

a)

Believed in by the Abenaki people

b)

Believed to be the Creator the world

c)

Believed in by the Ohlone

d)

Believed that He created humans from Living Wood

2.

When did Europeans finally reach America?

a)

~500 years ago

b)

~1000 years ago

c)

~ 50 years ago

d)

373 years ago

3.

Which item is NOT a piece of evidence left behind by Native Americans?

a)

Stone Tools

b)

Metal Tools

c)

Human & Animal Bones

d)

Pieces of Pottery

e)

Written Documents

4.

How do scientists use the evidence that Native Americans left behind?

a)

To imagine how Native Americans lived.

b)

To see how Native American lives changed over time.

c)

To examine the first European explorers to reach the continent

d)

To hypothesize on solutions for climate change

5.

Who lived on the American continents as of 10,000 years ago? Select all that apply

a)

Native Americans

b)

Europeans

c)

Californians

d)

Indonesians

6.

Where did the 1st Americans come from before coming to America?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Mexico

7.

How did the 1st Americans reach the Americas?

a)

By land, over the Bering Strait

b)

By land, over the Silk Road

c)

By sea, crossing the Atlantic Ocean

d)

By air, flying over the Pacific

8.

Select all options that are true regarding the Ice Age:

a)

Most of Earth's water was held in glaciers

b)

Ocean levels were ~300 feet lower than they are today

c)

The Bering Strait was exposed during this time.

d)

The planet's average temperature was ~5 degrees warmer than it is today

9.

What type of food sources attracted hunter-gatherer families eastward?

a)

Mammoths

b)

Fish

c)

Seals

d)

Marine Mammals

e)

Bison

10.

When do scientists estimate the first hunter-gatherer families reached the Americas?

a)

Between 10,000-20,000 years ago

b)

~ 30,000 years ago

c)

~500 years ago

11.

What did the hunter-gatherer families use to catch their food?

a)

Stone Spears

b)

Metal Spears

c)

Firearms

d)

Bow and Arrows

12.

Select all of the results of the Ice Age ending that are true:

a)

The ocean levels rose

b)

The Bering land bridge disappeared

c)

Mammoths went extinct

d)

Native Americans had to find new resources for food, clothing, and shelter

e)

The average weather of the planet dropped by several degrees.

13.

What are the possible causes of Mammoth extinction?

a)

Over-hunting

b)

Climate Change

c)

Scarcity of food

d)

Lack of available land

14.

Once the Ice Age ended, what did Native Americans begin to depend on for food?

a)

Hunting small animals

b)

Fishing

c)

Collecting seeds and plants

d)

Hittin' up Popeye's for their spicy chicken sandwich

15.

Native Americans spread from the ____________________ to the ______________________ oceans. (East-West)

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

16.

Native Americans spread from ____________________ to the tip of ______________________. (North-South)

a)

Alaska

b)

South America

c)

Mexico

d)

Saudi Arabia