Main Ideas

Question 1

Name 3-5 advantages to living in an agricultural society

Answer 1

1) Tribes did not have to wander anymore. No longer nomads.
2) Built better, permanent homes
3) Steady food supply that can be stored.
4) People were healthier
5) Populations grew

Question 2

Name 3 ways Paleo-Indians used to get food.

Answer 2

1) Hunting
2) Gathering
3) Farming (agriculture)

Question 3

What is one theory for how people first came to North America?

Answer 3

A land bridge (Beringia) between Asia and North America.

Question 4

How did the very earliest people in North America find food?

Answer 4

They hunted animals

Question 5

What happened to ocean water levels during the Ice Age?

Answer 5

The water levels dropped, exposing some of the land underneath.

Question 6

Why did the early Americans cross the land bridge?

Answer 6

They followed the animals they were hunting.

Question 7

Name 3 examples of early North American Indian civilizations.

Answer 7

1) The Mound Builders
2) The Ancient Pueblo Peoples
3) The Aztecs