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History and the First People
History and the First People
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1
Historical facts can be significant for a few people or for a large group of people.
True
False
2
The First People believe that all parts of nature were interconnected.
False
True
3
The main factor that determined the size of the First People's communities was _____________.
the size of the chief's family.
their ability to get along.
the size of the largest building in the community.
availability of resources.
4
DNA mapping suggests that humans originated in...
Asia
Australia and Oceana
Southern Europe
Africa and the Middle East
5
Ancient people
could have
come to North America by sea because we know that...
some early civilizations had developed the compass.
ancient legends tell of people arriving by sea.
they could navigate long distances across the ocean.
there is evidence that people in Oceana built large, sturdy vessels.
6
The First People's clans traced their ancestry through people or animals.
False
True
7
Consensus decision making means that most people have to agree with the decision.
True
False
8
What is "historical significance"?
Anything involving famous people.
Anything involving ancient artifacts.
Something that affects a lot of people.
Something that archeologists find interesting.
9
Which are Mr. Enns' favourite hobbies?
Photography and Gardening
Old Trucks and Building Furniture
Gardening and Old Trucks
Photography and Motorcycles
10
What is an artifact?
Usually human bones.
A work of art that represents important facts from the past.
A newspaper or document that survived from the past.
An object that tells us something about how people lived.
11
Worldviews are similar among people worldwide.
False
True
12
Many First Nations trace their ancestors through their mothers and not their fathers.
True
False
13
The ice age created Beringia when...
the glaciers collected enough water to lower ocean levels.
icebergs created a bridge.
glaciers pushed soil into place.
the ocean froze.
14
The last ice age started about...
20,000 years ago
10,000 years ago
3,000 years ago
30, 000 years ago
15
The First People gave equal status to people, no matter what their role in the community.
True
False
16
Which IS NOT part of a person's worldview?
Geography
Art and Creativity
Relationships
Religion
17
The Land Bridge Theory suggests that people moved south...
along the Pacific Coast
along the Mackenzie River Valley.
through the Great Plains.
through an ice-free corridor.
18
Treating the animals they hunted with great respect was one way the First People demonstrated...
Wampum
balance and harmony.
animal worship.
Potlatch
19
Mr. Enns' family heritage is from _________________.
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
England
20
It is difficult to find direct evidence that people arrived in North America by boat because...
of coastal erosion.
people didn't leave anything behind.
their remains are buried too deep.
none of these answers.
21
Interpreting a fact from the past means that you are...
trying to understand what is significant about a fact from the past.
deciding what a fact from the past means to you.
taking a careful look at something.
translating ancient writing into English.
22
What is the method that scientists use to date ancient bones and artifacts?
Radioactive Comparison Dating
Carbon Dating
Laser Chromography
Isotope Depletion Dating
23
People were finished moving across Beringia about _________ years ago.
10,000
20,000
15,000
5,000
24
Beringia was...
an ancient island.
a glacier.
the exposed sea bed.
a frozen section of ocean.
25
The geographical feature that helped the First People to get to North America was...
tsunamis.
ocean currents.
trade winds.
ice bergs.
26
The First People used holistic education, which means that...
the addressed the physical, emotional, and spiritual parts of life.
they allowed children to make their own decisions and learn from mistakes.
they made children memorize legends of the past and their lessons.
they taught using examples from nature.
27
This is a picture of the past. Which explanation is best?
We can never understand how the past works.
The past is a jumble of causes and events.
The past happens all-at-once .
The past is everything that happened in the last 10 years.
28
The First People believed that those who broke rules shoud be _________________.
tied to a tree until they learned their lesson.
sent away from the group forever.
helped and restored to the community.
punished severely to ensure the survival of the group.
29
Adaptation means...
Doing the same thing that other people are doing.
Changing how you live to suite the environment.
Inventing new tools as they are needed.
Working hard to survive by doing things the same way.
30
The Bearing Straight Land Bridge Theory is the oldest and most likely theory to explain how people got to North America.
True
False
