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The First Americans
Review for First Americans
| Question | Answer | Chapter/Section # |
|---|---|---|
| How did Beringia form? | The Ice Age began, causing the water to freeze up and become glaciers, eventually forming a land bridge between Asia and North Americans. | 1.2 Migration Routes of the First Americans |
| What natural resources did the Native Americans use? | They went from bones to snow to animal skin to protect themselves. | 1.3 The First Americans Adapt to the Environment |
| What are the 8 selected cultural regions to look at? | Northwest Coast, California, the Great Basin, the Plateau, the Southwest, the Great Plains, the Eastern Woodlands, and the Southeast | 1.3 The First Americans Adapt to the Environment |
| What does the quotation, "When we...kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots we make little holes... We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the trees." reveal about how American Indians viewed the environment? | American Indians viewed the environment as a living thing that contributed to them and so they treated it with care. | 1.4 How American Indians Viewed Their Environment |
| What were the people in the New tribes called? | The people were called the Abenakis | 1.1 Introduction |
| Who were the original race in North America and when did the Europeans invade? | American Indians are the original and the Europeans didn't come until 500 years ago. | 1.1 Introduction |
| Unlike Europeans, what did American Indians do with their land? | American Indians shared their land, saying that no one can own land. But they still respected each other's privacy and space. | 1.4 How American Indians Adapt to their Environment |
| What was their initial reason to migrate? | Hunters and gatherers followed their main source of food. | 1.2 Migration Routes of the First Americans |