1. According to scientists, what caused a land bridge to connect Asia and North America thousands of years ago?
- A. A series of large earthquakes pushed the land upward.
- B. So much water was frozen in glaciers that sea levels dropped.
- C. Early people built a long bridge to cross the ocean.
- D. Volcanic eruptions created a new strip of land between the continents.
2. The first people to reach North America were hunters who followed what type of animals?
- A. Small forest animals
- B. Herds of large game
- C. Fish and sea mammals
- D. Birds migrating south
3. The land bridge that the first Americans crossed thousands of years ago formed a path between which two continents?
- A. Europe and North America
- B. South America and Africa
- C. Asia and North America
- D. Australia and Asia
4. The migration of the first people to the Americas was made possible during which major period in Earth's history?
- A. The Stone Age
- B. The last ice age
- C. The Age of Exploration
- D. The Iron Age
5. What was the main way of life for the first groups of people who migrated into North America?
- A. They were farmers who grew corn and beans.
- B. They were sailors who lived on the ocean.
- C. They were hunters who followed animal herds.
- D. They were builders who created large temples.
6. Why did different groups of early people in North America develop unique ways of living?
- A. They had to adapt to the land and climate where they settled.
- B. They arrived on the continent at different times in history.
- C. They chose to live far apart from one another to avoid conflict.
- D. Their leaders decided that each group should live differently.
7. What was the main factor that determined the materials early people used to build their homes?
- A. The size of their group.
- B. The designs they saw in nature.
- C. The available natural resources.
- D. The traditions of their ancestors.
8. Which of the following is the best example of a group using a natural resource?
- A. Telling a story about the tribe's history.
- B. Creating a new rule for the community.
- C. Building a home using trees from a forest.
- D. Trading a clay pot for a woven basket.
9. The way early peoples found food, made clothing, and built homes depended most on which factor?
- A. The number of people living in their group.
- B. The stories passed down from their elders.
- C. The tools they brought from their old homes.
- D. The specific plants, animals, and materials available in their local environment.
10. An early group living in a grassy plains environment would have a different diet than a group in a thick forest because...
- A. forest people were better at hunting.
- B. each environment supported different kinds of plants and animals.
- C. people in the plains did not know how to farm.
- D. they had different beliefs about what food was good to eat.