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Across the Continent

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the first people to cross the land bridge?

a)

hunter-gatherers

b)

Mayan

c)

Olmec

d)

Mound Builders

2.

What is believed to have caused the land bridge to be exposed over 10,000 years ago?

a)

The Olmec built it.

b)

Glaciers formed during the Ice Age, causing the sea level to fall.

c)

A drought caused the water to dry up so it was exposed.

d)

There was no land bridge.

3.

What invention allowed people to settle into one place and not have to follow animals for food?

a)

Wal-Mart

b)

The ax

c)

Corn

d)

Farming

4.

A group of people living together sharing trade, art, and religion is known as

a)

city

b)

town

c)

civilization

d)

adobe

5.

People who move from place to place in search of hunting grounds or food sources are called...

a)

mastodons

b)

nomads

c)

cultures

d)

nemads

6.

What happened to the Beringia land bridge when the ice age began to end and temperatures started to rise

a)

it was destroyed by an earthquake

b)

the oceans rose and covered it with water

c)

it stayed the same and still connects continents

d)

it grew wider and allowed more people to migrate

7.

Culture is defined as

a)

a method of farming

b)

a scientific dating technique

c)

an approximate number

d)

a way of life

8.

To farm their mountains lands, the inca cut....., into the sides of the steeps terrains

a)

artifacts

b)

quipus

c)

heiroglyphics

d)

terraces

9.

Which tool was not used for fishing

a)

Chisel

b)

Bow and Arrow

c)

Nets

d)

Blowpipe

10.

Which was not a reason to go to war

a)

Farming areas

b)

The gods told them to

c)

Hunting Areas

d)

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