Early Americans and Cultural Areas Vocabulary Quiz

1. Artifact

• A) An object that has been made by humans that has cultural or historical significance.
• B) Made it possible for sailors to determine the positions of stars and figure out latitude at sea.
• C) People who migrated through the Bering land bridge 13,300 to 12,800 years ago.
• D) this refers to a group of people (or plants) who are native to a particular area.

2. Beringia

• A) An object made by humans that has cultural or historical significance.
• B) A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
• C) People who migrated through the Bering land bridge 13,300 to 12,800 years ago.
• D) A group of people (or plants) who are native to a particular area.

3. The Clovis People

• A) A well researched explanation of some aspect of the natural world.
• B) A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
• C) An object that has been made by humans that has cultural or historical significance.
• D) People who migrated through the Bering land bridge 13,300 to 12,800 years ago.

4. Cultural Area

• A) A group of people (or plants) that are native to an area.
• B) A geographical area that has a number of societies that have similar characteristics.
• C) To move from one place to another.
• D) A well researched explanation of some aspect of the natural world.

5. The Eastern Hemisphere

• A) This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
• B) The half of the world includes North and South America.
• C) An object that has been made by humans that has cultural or historical significance.
• D) To move from one place to another.

6. Indigenous

• A) A well researched explanation of some aspect of the natural world.
• B) A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
• C) A group of people (or plants) that are native to an area.
• D) An object that has been made by humans that has cultural or historical significance.

7. Indigenous Peoples Day

• A) People who migrated through the Bering land bridge 13,300 to 12,800 years ago.
• B) A holiday created to honor Native Americans - their history and their cluture.
• C) A geographical area that has a number of societies that have similar characteristics.
• D) An object that has been made by humans that has cultural or historical significance.

8. This means to move from one place to another.

• A) Theory
• B) Indigenous
• C) Migrate
• D) Artifact

9. A well researched explanation of some aspect of the natural world.

• A) Theory
• B) Migrate
• C) Artifact
• D) Indigenous

10. This half of the world includes North and South America.

• A) Theory
• B) Indigenous
• C) Eastern Hemisphere
• D) Western Hemisphere