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Study Guide / Early Migration to the Americas

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?


a)
  1. They came on horseback.

b)
  1. They came with Columbus.

c)
  1. They walked across a land bridge.

2.

 What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

a)

horses were plentiful

b)

No diseases existed

c)

Land was free

d)

hunters followed animals

3.

Which of the following best describes what happened to early peoples when large Ice Age animals died out?

a)

They became hunter-gatherers

b)

They became extinct

c)

They became farmers

d)

They became vegetarians.

4.

What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?

a)

They started to go to school

b)

they didn't hunt anymore

c)

They settled in one place

5.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Anasazi?


a)
  1. They were known as the “Cliff Dwellers.”

b)
  1. They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins.

c)
  1. They ate nothing but animals they hunted

d)
  1. They were the first to use irrigation.

6.

What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?


a)

foundation for buildings

b)

collection spot for extra soil

c)

burial places for important chiefs

7.

How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?

a)
  1. They dug wells for the water they needed.

b)
  1. They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.

c)
  1. They grew plants that do not need water.

8.

 In which area were the Maya extremely successful?

a)

fishing

b)

farming

c)

hunting

9.

  Which of the following is NOT true about the Inuit?

a)

The Inuit still build igloos

b)

the Inuit are successful farmers

c)

The Inuit hunt walruses

d)

The Inuit developed the kayak

10.

What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?

a)
  1. they studied agriculture

b)
  1. they donated to the poor

c)
  1. they began to farm

d)
  1. they began to specialize in different areas

11.

Which of the following was NOT one way people of the Eastern Woodlands used forest resources?

a)

Electricity

b)

food

c)

clothing

12.

In addition to meat, what did animals provide to the peoples of the Eastern Woodlands?

a)
  1. friendship and skills for hunting

b)
  1. successful hunting methods

c)
  1. skins and furs for clothing

d)
  1. oil and grains for warmth

13.

Which Great Plains state is home to many Cheyenne today?

a)

New York

b)

Montana

c)

New Mexico

14.

How did most Plains people live?

a)

farming

b)

hunting

c)

fishing

d)

farming and hunting

15.

Which of the following describes the environment of the Southwest Desert cultural region?

a)

flooding

b)

hot and arid

c)

rainforest

16.

Why did the Hopi build their villages on the tops of mesas?

a)

for protection

b)

for the view

c)

for better hunting

17.

Which of the following BEST describes the Hopi today?


a)
  1. They blend old and new ways of living.

b)
  1. They have kept none of their traditional culture.

c)
  1. They live only on reservations in Arizona.