How to Study History
True or False
Memorizing facts & definitions is more important than understanding the stories of history.
False
We recall historical events when they are delivered in a story context with meaning behind the story.
The earliest Americans arrived via...
The Bering Land Bridge (Beringia).
True or False
Tribes in the great plains used tipis to move from place to place following herds of big game animals such as bison.
True!
Meats could be preserved by the method of what?
Smoking
True or False
The tribes spoke the same language for the most part.
False
There were some similarities for tribes that were close in location, but for the most part they spoke different languages.
True or False
Blog posts are credible sources to use for research.
False!
Archeologists believe that those who crossed the Bering Land Bridge did so in search of..
Food sources
What region of the Americas did the Innuit tribes settle?
Northern North America
True or False
Squash, beans, & pumpkins thrived in farms in the Americas
True
True or False
Farming began because meat was unable to be preserved.
False
Meat could be preserved by smoking.
True or False
.org sites are typically credible sources to use.
True!
Exceptions would be Wikipedia (because anyone can edit it).
What is another theory of how the first Americans migrated to the Americas?
By boat to South America
What region of the Americas did the Olmec, Inca, Aztecs, & Mayans settle?
South America
The primary weapon for big game hunting
Spearhead (Clovis Point)
Meats could be preserved by the method of what?
Smoking
True or False
.gov sites are typically credible.
True!
What made early tribes settle and cause a growth in population?
Farming/agriculture
What region did the Seminole tribe settle?
_________ increase the population significantly & created permanent settlements.
Farming/Agriculture
This had a direct effect on the cultures, traditions, & languages tribes practiced..
Geographic Location
All history unfolds chronologically in a cause and effect dynamic similar to what?
A snowball rolling down a mountain.
This had a direct effect on the cultures, traditions, & languages tribes practiced..
Geographic Location
What region did the Navajo settle?
Southwestern
Farming first originated where?
Mexico
About how long ago did the first Americans migrate across the land bridge?
18,000-20,000 years ago