Early Americans
How did Indigenous people often use natural resources?
to make artifacts and sustain their communities.
What is a result of the Columbian Exchange?
a. Isolation of the Americas
b. Depletion of resources in Africa
c. Global exchange of crops and ideas
d. Creation of new Indigenous cultures
c.
Why did the Plains Natives use Tipis?
To make moving from place to place easier.
Who were the Taino?
The indigenous people of Hispanola
The land bridge does not exist anymore because why?
The Ice Age ended and the ice sheets melted.
What is an example of an artifact?
anything made by humans.
What were the three reasons that Europeans wanted to explore?
Gold, Glory and God. or Power, Wealth and Morality.
What typically happens during an Ice Age that affects human migration?
Ice sheets expand.
The Term Paleo-Indian refers to which group of people?
a. Early inhabitants of Africa
b. The original settlers of Europe
c. The earliest human inhabitants of the Americas
d. Recent migrants to Asia
c- Earliest human inhabitants of the Americas
Why might Paleo-Indians have migrated across the Bering Land Bridge?
What is an "encounter?"
a meeting between different cultures.
What are examples of Nonfiction text features?
illustrations, photographs, captions, diagrams, table of contents, glossary.
What is an example of a resource?
What were tipis made from?
buffalo hide and poles
Why was Christopher Columbus Arrested?
Answers will vary.
What is monotheism?
The belief in one God only
What is "Bartering?"
Trading.