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Early People - Q&A's

Early People of North America (Logan - 4th Grade)

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Name 3 additional ways early people used animals (besides their meat for food). bones for tools, skin and fur for clothes and shelter
How did climate change around 8000 BC affect early people's survival skills? large animals died out, so early people had to eat small animals and fish; they needed to create new tools
How do scientists believe early people migrated into North America? they used a land bridge between Asia and Alaska
The Mayan civilization was influenced by the traditions of what other people? the Olmecs
Which early civilization divided its people into social classes? the Mayans
Around what time did tribes start to form? What led to early people settling in tribes? around 3000 BC; people started to plant crops and settle down in one area
What was special about the counting system of the Olmecs? They created the 365 day calendar that we follow today
Why were rivers important to the Olmecs? they let them travel from city to city and it resulted in trade system
What is left of the Mayan Civilization that can still be visited today? large stone cities
How did the Mound Builders Civilization get its name? the societies all built large earth mounds
Describe the homes of the Ancient Puebloans. homes were built into canyon walls and had many levels
Explain the Beringia Theory (Land Bridge Theory). mention: glaciers, crossing the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska, and that the 1st people to come across ended up being the ancestors of Indigenous People
The Land Bridge Theory is one theory of how people came to North America. What are two other theories? 1. they came by boat 2. they were already here
When early people started to settle, those settlements started to turn into civilizations. What things to people in the same civilization share? land, culture, language, leaders
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