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Lesson 1: Early Native Peoples

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main reason why early native peoples migrated to North America?

a)

Sought trade networks for money

b)

Forced to abandon their families due to slavery

c)

Followed the Ice Age animals they hunted

d)

Climate Change

2.

In what way(s) do scientists believe early native humans arrived in North America?

a)

By boat

b)

On horses

c)

On foot

d)

Wheeled devices

3.

What was the name given to the land bridge that early native humans traveled across to get to North America?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Beringia

c)

Arctic Shield

d)

Bering Strait

4.

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?

a)

Terrain was very hard to navigate

b)

Waterways were often blocked or dried out preventing further travel and causing rerouting

c)

Attacks by other native groups

d)

As hunter-gatherers, they relied on animal migration patterns and vegetation

5.

What is the most important factor in creating an advanced civilization?

a)

Climate

b)

Food Surplus

c)

Leadership

d)

Terrain

6.

30,000-12,000 years ago, what type of event might be the MAIN reason why civilizations came to an end?

a)

War

b)

Drought

c)

Political unrest

d)

Climate change

7.

Which of the following led the early indigenous peoples to settle where they did in the Americas? (check all boxes that apply). 

a)

Vegetation

b)

Landforms

c)

Climate

d)

Water Resources

e)

Trade Routes

8.

When the Ice Age animals (i.e. Wooly Mammoths and Mastodons) became extinct, how did the indigenous peoples adapt to survive?

a)

They sought help from Europeans who began entering the Americas.

b)

They relied solely on fishing fresh and saltwater sources.

c)

They traded with other tribes to survive.

d)

They turned to farming.

9.

Which of the following were outcomes of having ample food surplus? (check all boxes that apply)

a)

Population growth

b)

War

c)

Continuance of hunting and gathering

d)

Farming villages grew in size