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WorksheetsLesson 1: Early Native Peoples
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the main reason why early native peoples migrated to North America?
Sought trade networks for money
Forced to abandon their families due to slavery
Followed the Ice Age animals they hunted
Climate Change
In what way(s) do scientists believe early native humans arrived in North America?
By boat
On horses
On foot
Wheeled devices
What was the name given to the land bridge that early native humans traveled across to get to North America?
Eurasia
Beringia
Arctic Shield
Bering Strait
What was the MAIN reason for why it took early native humans so long to get to their final destinations as we know them today?
Terrain was very hard to navigate
Waterways were often blocked or dried out preventing further travel and causing rerouting
Attacks by other native groups
As hunter-gatherers, they relied on animal migration patterns and vegetation
What is the most important factor in creating an advanced civilization?
Climate
Food Surplus
Leadership
Terrain
30,000-12,000 years ago, what type of event might be the MAIN reason why civilizations came to an end?
War
Drought
Political unrest
Climate change
Which of the following led the early indigenous peoples to settle where they did in the Americas? (check all boxes that apply).
Vegetation
Landforms
Climate
Water Resources
Trade Routes
When the Ice Age animals (i.e. Wooly Mammoths and Mastodons) became extinct, how did the indigenous peoples adapt to survive?
They sought help from Europeans who began entering the Americas.
They relied solely on fishing fresh and saltwater sources.
They traded with other tribes to survive.
They turned to farming.
Which of the following were outcomes of having ample food surplus? (check all boxes that apply)
Population growth
War
Continuance of hunting and gathering
Farming villages grew in size
