Away With TimeAway With Time

From The First Americans – page 14

1. Where does our 1. Where does our story of the First story of the First

Americans start?Americans start?In In

NortherNorthern Asia – n Asia – a place a place called called

MongoliMongoliaa

2. What invention allows people 2. What invention allows people to wear to wear clothes of animal hide that fit clothes of animal hide that fit their bodies?their bodies?A needle made of A needle made of bone:bone:

3. Describe the home 3. Describe the home that the family in this that the family in this

chapter lives in.chapter lives in.A fine hut built of A fine hut built of big bones and big bones and branches and earthbranches and earth

4. How does the family 4. How does the family described in this chapter described in this chapter get their food?get their food?

They They are are big big game game huntehuntersrs

5. What makes these 5. What makes these humans different from humans different from

wild animals?wild animals?Your fine brain and your Your fine brain and your hands:hands:

6. What are their tools 6. What are their tools made of?made of?

Most Most tools tools are are madmade of e of stonstonee

7. List three things that 7. List three things that these humans make out these humans make out

of stone:of stone:Spearheads, axes and Spearheads, axes and

hollowed out stones for hollowed out stones for cookingcooking

8. What has fire allowed 8. What has fire allowed these humans to do to these humans to do to

help them survive?help them survive?Fire has allowed you to Fire has allowed you to travel north, to follow the travel north, to follow the big animalsbig animals

9. What type of large animals 9. What type of large animals did these humans hunt?did these humans hunt?

Wooly mammoths, Wooly mammoths, mastodons or polar bearsmastodons or polar bears

10. About how long ago are we sure 10. About how long ago are we sure that these early humans had that these early humans had

dogs as companions?dogs as companions?14,000 years ago14,000 years ago

In The Beginning – pg 16In The Beginning – pg 16

11. What did our hunters 11. What did our hunters follow that leads them to follow that leads them to

a new continent?a new continent?They will follow the They will follow the tracks of a mammothtracks of a mammoth

12. What is the name of the 12. What is the name of the earth bridge that earth bridge that

allowed the ancestors to allowed the ancestors to walk across two walk across two

continents?continents?BeringiaBeringia

13. How wide was Beringia 13. How wide was Beringia during the ice age? during the ice age?

1,000 miles wide1,000 miles wide

14. Describe the glaciers 14. Describe the glaciers that these humans that these humans

walked past:walked past: They were a mile high - They were a mile high - Beringia was full of lakes and Beringia was full of lakes and wild plants that drew wild plants that drew animals.animals.

15. Name three animals that 15. Name three animals that the hunters followed into the hunters followed into

what is now Alaska:what is now Alaska: Whales, seals, bison and Whales, seals, bison and

birds.birds.

16. What led the hunters to a 16. What led the hunters to a grassy roadway between parts grassy roadway between parts

of the great glacier?of the great glacier?Animal herdsAnimal herds

17. Where did the hunters end 17. Where did the hunters end up after they followed the up after they followed the

grassy roadway? grassy roadway? The plains of North AmericaThe plains of North America

18. List six animals that the 18. List six animals that the hunters found in North hunters found in North

America:America: Antelope, Musk Ox, Bighorn Antelope, Musk Ox, Bighorn

Sheep, Lions, Deer, Moose, Sheep, Lions, Deer, Moose, Fox, Otter, Beaver, Saber- Fox, Otter, Beaver, Saber- Toothed Tigers and BisonToothed Tigers and Bison

19. Why had these animals 19. Why had these animals grown so big?grown so big?

They had the land to They had the land to themselves and were themselves and were never hunted by mannever hunted by man

20. Why did these hunters 20. Why did these hunters start having such big start having such big

families?families?The had plenty of food to The had plenty of food to

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