Uncovering The First Americans And Their Journey To A New World

The video explores the discovery of America, challenging the notion that Europeans were the first to arrive. It highlights the presence of hunter-gatherers from Eurasia who migrated to America around 40,000 years ago. The migration was facilitated by the Bering Strait land bridge during the Ice Age, allowing these early people to settle and populate the continent, becoming the first Native Americans.

Who were already present in America when the Europeans arrived?

• Spanish Conquistadors

• Vikings

• Native Americans

• Cavemen

What term best describes the first Americans?

• Settlers

• Nomads

• Hunter-gatherers

• Farmers

From which region did the first Americans originate?

• Australia

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Eurasia

What natural feature made it difficult for early people to reach America?

• Oceans

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Rivers

What is the Bering Strait?

• A waterway between Asia and America

• A mountain range

• A forest

• A desert

How did the Ice Age facilitate migration to America?

• By increasing rainfall

• By lowering ocean levels and creating land bridges

• By creating warmer climates

• By providing more food resources

What happened to ocean levels during the Ice Age?

• They rose

• They remained the same

• They dropped

• They fluctuated

What allowed people to walk across to America during the Ice Age?

• Tunnels

• Boats

• Land bridges

• Airplanes

What did the first Americans do once they reached America?

• They stayed in one place

• They built large cities

• They settled and spread across the continent

• They returned to Eurasia

What are the first Americans known as today?

• Africans

• Native Americans

• Asians

• Europeans