The Early Americas

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​The First Hunter-Gathers

Multiple Choice

How did the Hunter-Gatherers live?

• Hunter-Gatherers survived by farming crops.
• Hunter-Gatherers primarily relied on processed foods.
• Hunter-Gatherers lived in cities and towns.
• Hunter-Gatherers lived by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants for food.

Hotspot

Where do we believe the land bridge was located during the Ice Age?

Multiple Choice

Mastodons were nearly as big as a ....?

• elephant
• hippopotamus
• rhinoceros
• giraffe

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​Archaeologist

Multiple Choice

What is an archaeologist?

• An archaeologist is a scientist who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites

• An archaeologist is a pilot who flies to ancient sites
• An archaeologist is a musician who plays historical instruments
• An archaeologist is a chef who studies ancient recipes

Reorder

Reorder the following from earliest to last

• Native Americans cross the land Bridge

• Native Americans move south as they hunt animals

• The animals they hunted become extinct

• They begin to plant their own food. (Farming)

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Open Ended

How did early humans come into North America and why?

Read Page 13

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​The Olmec

Open Ended

Why is extra food important to the growth of a civilization or tribe?

Read page 14 - 15

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The Maya

Reorder

Reorder the following from earliest to last

• Native Americans cross the land Bridge

• Native Americans move south as they hunt animals

• The animals they hunted become extinct

• They begin to plant their own food. (Farming)

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Multiple Choice

What are hieroglyphs?

• Writing system that uses pictures and symbols

• A type of ancient money used in Egypt

• A form of dance popular in ancient Greece
• A type of musical instrument used in ancient Rome

Multiple Choice

You are a 5th Grade genius archeologist. Someone gives you an object that is in the picture, what is it? (use your book)

• Petrified tree branch
• Ancient pottery shard
• Preserved mammoth tusk
• Maya Calendar

Read pages 16 - 17

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Early Desert People

Draw

Draw a picture of a Hohokam home.

Hotspot

Where did the Pueblo people live in the USA? (use your book)

Multiple Choice

Pueblo people lived in "cliff dwellings", why did they live in cliff dwellings?

• To be closer to the stars
• To avoid the noise of the city
• For easy access to shopping centers
• For protection and defense

Reorder

Reorder the following from earliest to last

• Native Americans cross the land Bridge

• Native Americans move south as they hunt animals

• The animals they hunted become extinct

• They begin to plant their own food. (Farming)

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• 4

Read pages 18-19

​The Mound Builders