Social Studies 4-8 Texas Certification –
PACT Latest 2023 Graded A+
When did the first people start to arrive in America? ✔✔Around 38,000 BC. (40,000 years ago)
Who were the first people to arrive in America? ✔✔Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers
What caused the Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers to come to America? ✔✔They were following
herds of animals they were hunting
Define Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers ✔✔Communities of people who move from place to place,
relying on plants and animals found in the wild for food
Define Migration ✔✔The movement of a number of people (or animals), often to establish a new
homeland
How did the Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers travel to America from Asia? ✔✔It was during the Ice
Age. This means that seawater was frozen, causing the ocean level to be low. Gatherers were
able to cross land that had been exposed due to this, known as the Bering Land Bridge. This was
located at the tip of Asia and reached to Alaska.
, What is the Land Bridge Theory? ✔✔A theory of the Hunter-Gatherers using the Bering Land
Bridge to cross from Asia to America during the Ice Age.
What happened in 10,500 BC ✔✔The Ice Age ended. Oceans rose and covered the Bering Land
Bridge. This prevented migration into North America. Ice Age animals died off or were hunted
until extinction. Smaller animals that thrive in warmer weather replaced them
Define Culture ✔✔The way a society behaves and its system of beliefs, laws, and customs
What is maize? ✔✔An early form of corn
Who were the first settlers in America? ✔✔Some nomadic tribes stayed in Alaska, they then
began to settle in America by building permanent homes and learning to plant seeds
Define society ✔✔A group of people living together as a group
Define civilizations ✔✔An advanced and complicated society
PACT Latest 2023 Graded A+
When did the first people start to arrive in America? ✔✔Around 38,000 BC. (40,000 years ago)
Who were the first people to arrive in America? ✔✔Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers
What caused the Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers to come to America? ✔✔They were following
herds of animals they were hunting
Define Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers ✔✔Communities of people who move from place to place,
relying on plants and animals found in the wild for food
Define Migration ✔✔The movement of a number of people (or animals), often to establish a new
homeland
How did the Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers travel to America from Asia? ✔✔It was during the Ice
Age. This means that seawater was frozen, causing the ocean level to be low. Gatherers were
able to cross land that had been exposed due to this, known as the Bering Land Bridge. This was
located at the tip of Asia and reached to Alaska.
, What is the Land Bridge Theory? ✔✔A theory of the Hunter-Gatherers using the Bering Land
Bridge to cross from Asia to America during the Ice Age.
What happened in 10,500 BC ✔✔The Ice Age ended. Oceans rose and covered the Bering Land
Bridge. This prevented migration into North America. Ice Age animals died off or were hunted
until extinction. Smaller animals that thrive in warmer weather replaced them
Define Culture ✔✔The way a society behaves and its system of beliefs, laws, and customs
What is maize? ✔✔An early form of corn
Who were the first settlers in America? ✔✔Some nomadic tribes stayed in Alaska, they then
began to settle in America by building permanent homes and learning to plant seeds
Define society ✔✔A group of people living together as a group
Define civilizations ✔✔An advanced and complicated society
