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The Land Bridge
#1 What is the name of the land bridge? Berengia
#2 What 2 continents did the land bridge connect? Asia and North America
#3 Now, what separates Asia and North America? The Bering Strait
#4 What animal was critical to the survival of the first people in North America? The Mammouth
#5 What covered the earth during the Ice Age? glaciers
Inuits
#1 What type of climate did the Inuits live in? Tundra (very cold)
#2 What did the Inuits invent that we still use today? Parkas (large coats)
#3 Where did the Inuits settle? Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia
#4 Name 3 animals that the Inuit hunted the most. Whales, seals and caribou
#5 Why did the Inuits mostly rely on hunting for their food supply? They mostly relied on hunting for food because they weren't able to farm because of the cold climate.
Taino
#1 Fill in the blank: The Taino Tribe were the _______ Native American Tribe that Christopher Columbus encountered. first
#2 What region did the Taino live in? Caribbean and parts of Florida
#3 What is the name of the game that the Taino play, that is very much like our game of soccer? Batey
#4 A Taino leader was known as a: Cacique
#5 What major crops did the Taino farm? Tucca, Sweet potatoes and tobacco and cotton
Anasazi
#1 Where did the Anasazi live? North America, Four Corners area, near the Grand Canyon (all exceptable answers)
#2 The Anasazi were known for having what: (2 things) Complex roads and irrigation systems
#3 How did the Anasazi learn to store water? They learned from experiencing many droughts.
#4 Describe the Anasazi homes. The Anasazi built their homes into the sides of cliffs and they were made out of adobe.
#5 Describe 2 theories that researchers think are the reasons for why the Anasazi people disappeared. Any of the following: Long periods of drought, invadors forced them out, the population grew too large to feed, invasions by insects or other pests, increased presence of nomadic tribes in the area
Miscellaneous
#1 From where did people migrate to North America and South America? Asia
#2 Approximately how long ago do most archeologists think the first people migrated to North America? 20,000 years
#3 What contributed to the creation of communities? The tribes ability to farm contributed to the creation of communities. It allowed them to be able to stay in one area instead of traveling around hunting for food like the early nomads did.
#4 What event contributed to people beginning to gather food? The mammouth becoming extinct
#5 Explain how we know that Columbus did NOT technically discover America. We know that he did not really discover America because when he arrived, he wasn't alone. He met people who had already been living there for thousands of years.
Final Question
How did the land bridge emerge at the Bering Strait and how did it influence migration? Long ago the land was mostly covered in glaciers. So, with much of the world's water caught up in ice blankets and frozen into glaciers, the oceans weren't quite as deep as they are today, meaning that more land was exposed along the coastlines. In areas where land was exposed, sunshine helped short grasses and shrubs grow which made a perfect snack for hungry mammoths. Before they knew it, humans were following and hunting these mammoths while leaving Asia and walking the "ocean floor" on their way to a new land- America!