The study of ancient peoples is called archaeology.
The First Americans

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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true
false
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The tools, weapons, and artwork of early peoples are called _____.
archaeology
nomad
carbon dating
artifacts
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The land bridge that connected Asia and the Americas was called?
Siberia
Antarctica
Alaska
Beringia
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The crossing of the land bridge was a migration, a movement of a large number of people into a new area.
True
false
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
People who move from place to place in search of hunting grounds or food sources are called?
archaeologist
mastodons
nomads
cultures
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What happened to the Beringia land bridge when the ice age began to end and temperatures started to rise?
It was destroyed by an earthquake.
The oceans rose and covered it with water
It stayed the same and still connects the continents today
It grew wider and allowed more people to migrate.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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When the number of large mammals began to disappear, people had to find different _____ for food.
sources
estimates
nomads
cultures
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