Native American Study Guide

What is the definition of a nomad?

• Someone who studies archaeology

• People who move from place to place in search of resources

• Objects that provide information about human behavior in the past

• A person who researches, studies, and writes about the past

What does the term "paleo" mean?

• Very old, ancient, a long time ago

• The study of material evidence remaining from the past

• How humans and animals adjust to their environment

• A person who studies the natural world

What is archaeology?

• The study of material evidence remaining from the past

• A person who studies the natural world

• How humans and animals adjust to their environment

• People who move from place to place in search of resources

Who is an archaeologist?

• Someone who studies archaeology

• A person who studies the natural world

• A person who researches, studies, and writes about the past

• People who move from place to place in search of resources

What is an artifact?

• Objects that provide information about human behavior in the past

• The study of material evidence remaining from the past

• How humans and animals adjust to their environment

• A person who studies the natural world

What is the Land Bridge Theory?

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by boat from Europe

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by crossing the Bering Strait over a bridge of ice and land

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by flying over the Pacific Ocean

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by walking across the Atlantic Ocean

What is the Coastal Route Theory?

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by crossing the Bering Strait

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by following the coastline from southern Alaska to Mexico by boat

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by walking across the Atlantic Ocean

• Paleo-Americans arrived in North America by flying over the Pacific Ocean

Where is Cactus Hill located?

• Northwestern Canada

• Southeastern Virginia

• Southwestern Texas

• Northeastern Mexico

How old is the Cactus Hill settlement believed to be?

• 5,000 years

• 10,000 years

• 18,000 years

• 25,000 years

Which of the following is a natural resource?

• Tools

• Weapons

• Animals

• Homes