The First Americans

Who were the First Americans?

• Christopher Columbus

• LIef Erikson

• Hunters-Gatherers

• 4th grade students from Clinton, SC

The First Americans were from Europe and Asia, what is another name for this area?

• Asia-Euro

• Eurasia

• Asia rope

• America

Approximately how many years ago did the hunter-gatherers land in America?

• 4o years ago

• 400 years ago

• 4,000 years ago

• 40,000 years ago

There were 2 ways that they could get to the land of North America?

• boat & Bering Strait Land Bridge

• boat & swam across the ocean

• boat & ride on back of whooly mammoth

• They had NO way to get to the land.

What's the Bering Strait?

• the waterway between Asia and Europe

• the waterway between Asia and Australia

• the waterway between Asia and North America

• the waterway between South Carolina and Georgia

What's the name of this time period when the hunter-gathers traveled from Eurasia to America?

• Rain Age

• Sleet Age

• Ice Age

• Old Age

What do WE now call the First Americans?

• Americinos

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Indians

What is an ENVIRONMENT?

• The setting or surroundings in which a person, animals, and plants live.

• They can be bodies of water such as ponds, swamps, lakes, and oceans.

• Pieces of land such as desert, plains, mountains, and the forest.

• ALL of the above

If they lived in the plains, why would they depend on the bison so much?

• They would hunt them for food.

• They would use the skins for clothing and to cover their tepees.

• They would use the bones for weapons and tools.

• ALL of the above

These are sets of beliefs and a special way of life to a certain group.

• agriculture

• civilization

• culture

• migrate