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The First Americans
Review for the First Americans
| Question | Answer | Chapter/Section # |
|---|---|---|
| Describe how Beringia was formed? | Beringia was formed by the temperatures dropping and the earth being covered by glaciers of ice up to a mile thick and the oceans temperatures dropped 200 feet causing a wide bridge of land between Asia and North America. | Chapter 1 Section 1.2 Migration Routes of the First Americans |
| Why did animals start to die and what did the American Indians do to keep moving on? | The animals were dying because of diseases, overhunting, and the change in climate.The American Indians had to start catching smaller animals, fish more, and collect edible plants and seeds to keep moving forward. | Chapter 1 Section 1.2 Migrating East and South |
| How did American Indians use natural resources? | They hunted caribou in summer and sea mammals in the winter and learned how to raise crops for food. They fashioned warm, hooded clothing from animal skins for clothing. They used driftwood and animal skins and in winter they built iglus for shelter. | Chapter 1 Section 1.3 The First Americans Adapt to the Environment |
| Describe the American Indian's cultural regions? | Some were part of large groups that were loosely organized under common leaders. Some were living the same environment they often adapted in similar ways. | Chapter 1 Section 1.3 The First Americans Adapt to the Environment |
| Why did American Indians believe about Nature's Spirits? | They believed that each part of nature had is own spirit and that each person had to maintain a balance with these spirits. | Chapter 1 Section 1.4 How the American Indians viewed the Environment |
| How did American Indians use their lands? | They only used the lands for anything that they needed. They also didn't like to waste anything taken from nature. | Chapter 1 Section 1.4 How the American Indians viewed the Environment |
| How did scientist use left behind items to figure out how the American Indians lived? | Scientist inspected left behind items like animal and human bones, stones and metal tools, and bits of pottery to figure out how American Indians lived and or how their lives have changed overtime. | Chapter 1 Section 1.1 Introduction |
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