Let’s go through each question one by one, using only the information from the text.
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Question 1: What is the name of the land bridge which emerged between Asia and North America during the last ice age?
Look at the first paragraph. It says:
> “...a land bridge, known as Beringia, emerged between Asia and North America.”
So the answer is
Beringia.
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Question 2: Why did the first people cross into North America from Asia?
The second paragraph says:
> “They would have been following game, as their ancestors had for thousands of years...”
“Game” means animals they hunted for food. So they crossed because they were chasing animals to hunt.
Answer: They were following animals (game) to hunt for food.
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Question 3: According to archaeological artifacts, how long have human beings lived in the Western Hemisphere?
Third paragraph, right side:
> “Similar artifacts have been found... indicating that life was probably already well established in much of the Western Hemisphere by some time prior to 10,000 BC.”
That means humans were living there before 10,000 BC — so at least since then.
Answer: At least since before 10,000 BC.
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Question 4: What animals were hunted by the earliest Americans?
First paragraph mentions:
> “...attracting the large animals that early humans hunted for their survival.”
Then later it says:
> “Around that time the mammoth began to die out and the bison took its place as a principal source of food and hides...”
So originally, they hunted mammoths, then later bison.
Answer: Mammoths and bison.
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Question 5: How early was corn planted in what is now Arizona?
Fourth paragraph on the right:
> “By 3,000 BC, a primitive type of corn was being grown in the river valleys of New Mexico and Arizona.”
So corn was planted by 3,000 BC in Arizona.
Answer: By 3,000 BC.
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Question 6: Describe life for the Hohokam of present-day Arizona.
Last paragraph:
> “By the first centuries AD, the Hohokam were living in settlements near what is now Phoenix, Arizona, where they built ball courts and pyramid-like mounds reminiscent of those found in Mexico, as well as a canal and irrigation system.”
So they lived in villages, built special structures like ball courts and mounds, and used canals to water their crops.
Answer: They lived in settled villages, built ball courts and pyramid-like mounds, and created canals and irrigation systems to farm.
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Final Answer:
1. Beringia
2. They were following animals (game) to hunt for food.
3. At least since before 10,000 BC.
4. Mammoths and bison.
5. By 3,000 BC.
6. They lived in settled villages, built ball courts and pyramid-like mounds, and created canals and irrigation systems to farm.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 5th grade u s history worksheet.
