Question

Why are the earliest Americans known as prehistoric Indians?

Because they built burial mounds.


Because they did not have a written language.


Because they did not have tools.


Because they had vast library systems.


Which early American Indians were nomadic?


Neo-Indians


Meso-Indians


Paleo Indians


Archaic Indians

Which early American Indians created Clovis points?

Archaic Indians


Meso-Indians


Paleo Indians


Neo-Indians

Which group of early American Indians were full-time farmers?


Meso-Indians


Paleo Indians


Archaic Indians


Neo-Indians

Which of the following was the most important food for Native Americans?

Squash


Corn


Beans


Bread

How is the diet of historic Indians similar to the diet of the average American today?

Most Americans farm.


Americans are still hunter-gatherers.


Corn is a significant part of the American diet.


Fish is the largest source of protein for today’s Americans.

Answer 1

The first people in North America arrived at least 14,000 years ago. Archaeologists call this period of North American history Paleoindian, meaning ancient Indian. ... They arrived near the end of the Pleistocene epoch, which is also known as.