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WorksheetsStudy Guide / Early Migration to the Americas
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
They came on horseback.
They came with Columbus.
They walked across a land bridge.
What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
horses were plentiful
No diseases existed
Land was free
hunters followed animals
Which of the following best describes what happened to early peoples when large Ice Age animals died out?
They became hunter-gatherers
They became extinct
They became farmers
They became vegetarians.
What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?
They started to go to school
they didn't hunt anymore
They settled in one place
Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?
They were known as the “Cliff Dwellers.”
They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins.
They ate nothing but animals they hunted
They were the first to use irrigation.
What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?
foundation for buildings
collection spot for extra soil
burial places for important chiefs
How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?
They dug wells for the water they needed.
They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.
They grew plants that do not need water.
In which area were the Maya extremely successful?
fishing
farming
hunting
Which of the following is NOT true about the Inuit?
The Inuit still build igloos
the Inuit are successful farmers
The Inuit hunt walruses
The Inuit developed the kayak
What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?
they studied agriculture
they donated to the poor
they began to farm
they began to specialize in different areas
Which of the following was NOT one way people of the Eastern Woodlands used forest resources?
Electricity
food
clothing
In addition to meat, what did animals provide to the peoples of the Eastern Woodlands?
friendship and skills for hunting
successful hunting methods
skins and furs for clothing
oil and grains for warmth
Which Great Plains state is home to many Cheyenne today?
New York
Montana
New Mexico
How did most Plains people live?
farming
hunting
fishing
farming and hunting
Which of the following describes the environment of the Southwest Desert cultural region?
flooding
hot and arid
rainforest
Why did the Hopi build their villages on the tops of mesas?
for protection
for the view
for better hunting
Which of the following BEST describes the Hopi today?
They blend old and new ways of living.
They have kept none of their traditional culture.
They live only on reservations in Arizona.
