Chapter 4 Lesson 1

Scientists believe the first humans to arrive in the Americas crossed a land bridge between Asia and _____.

• Europe

• Alaska

• California

• Canada

The earliest Texans were _____.

• hunter-gatherers

• farmers

• potters

• Puebloans

Among the new types of technology that emerged around A.D. 700 was the _____.

• rifle

• bow and arrow

• spear

• rock shelter

_____ allowed people to settle in one place instead of always moving around in search of food.

• Rock shelters

• Agriculture

• Pottery

• Bow and arrow

Similarities in _____ help archaeologists make a connection between Asians and the earliest Texans.

• eating habits

• writing systems

• pottery styles

• stone tools

During the Ice Age, _____ covered much of the Northern Hemisphere.

• glaciers

• mountains

• lava

• mud

The leaves of agave plants were used to make _____.

• pots for cooking

• spears

• weapons for hunting

• sandals

_____ were among the big game animals hunted by the earliest Texans.

• Horses

• Giant bison

• Squirrels

• Birds

An atlatl was most useful in hunting animals like _____.

• mammoths

• lizards

• armadillos

• birds

_____ eventually began to produce plants for food instead of going out and looking for it.

• Native Americans

• Hunter-gatherers

• Nomads

• Texas's earliest settlers