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The First Amercans
Review cards for first americans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.2 What happened about 30,000 years ago during the most recent ice age? | Ocean levels dropped 200 feet and exposed a land bridge between Asia and North America called Beringia. |
| 1.2 Why did the american Indians follow Beringia? | Some native americans follow food sources like mammoths on land. Some followed the food source by fishing along the coast. |
| 1.3 What is included in an environment? | An environment includes land, animals,plants, and water. |
| 1.3 What did american Indians use natural resources for? | They used natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter. |
| 1.1 How long ago did Europeans come to North America? | A little more than 500 years ago Europeans came to North America. |
| 1.1 What did scientists study to learn about the american Indians? | They used artifacts like bones,tools made stone or metal, pottery, and written records. |
| 1.3 How did the first Americans adapt to the environment during winter and summer? | During winter they hunted sea mammals, made clothes from animal skin, and made iglus to live in. During summer they ate plants raised crops, and made villages. |
| 1.4 How did american Indians use the land? | They set fires to clear the land to grow berries. They also made ditches to have water. |
| 1.4 What did American Indians believe about spirits? | They believed that everything in nature had a spirit,and that people had to maintain the balance. |
| 1.4 How did they express their beliefs for spirits? | Southwest farmers made corn part of every ceremony. Hunters, after they killed an animal, gave thanks. |