From Nomad to Farmer Name: ______Cross-Curricular Focus: History/Social Science Answer the Following Questions Based on the Reading Passage

From Nomad to Farmer Name: ______Cross-Curricular Focus: History/Social Science Answer the Following Questions Based on the Reading Passage

Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: E1-of 36 From Nomad to Farmer Name: ______________________________________ Cross-Curricular Focus: History/Social Science Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to fi nd or confi rm Many historians and scientists believe that the earliest people in your answers. North America may have traveled here from the continent of Asia many thousands of years ago. At that time, Earth was experiencing an Ice Age. Much of the water that separates the northern parts of Asia and 1) The “ice bridge” theory has never been proven, North America would have been frozen at the time. It may have formed but could be true. Do you think it is a reasonable an ice bridge that people were able to walk across. Perhaps they explanation for how Native American came to North were hunters following their food. Perhaps they were adventurous and America? wanted to explore. We do not know for sure. Their migration to North _________________________________________ America, however, may make them the ancestors of the people we call Native Americans. _________________________________________ We do know that the earliest North Americans were nomads. They traveled from place to place instead of settling in one place. Eventually, 2) What might be a benefi t of living life as a nomad? these nomads began to establish permanent settlements. They had _________________________________________ already learned to gather plants growing in the wild. After a time, they began to learn about agriculture. Agriculture is raising plants and _________________________________________ animals for human use. With more reliable sources for food, they didn’t 3) Besides having a fresh water source, how could need to move around so much. living by the river meet the tribe’s needs? As they began to look for more permanent homes, they paid attention to the resources of specifi c locations. They wanted to live near _________________________________________ water sources, such as streams or rivers. This helped ensure that they could water their crops and take care of the water needs of humans and _________________________________________ animals. It’s not surprising, then, to discover that most early villages 4) Why did tribes in different areas live in different were located very close to water sources. kinds of houses? People moved around less often than before. However, they were still slowly migrating to other areas. Every time a group or tribe moved _________________________________________ into a different natural environment they had to adapt to the climate and _________________________________________ resources of that area. The clothing they wore, the kind of houses they built and even the kind of food that they ate depended upon the region 5) In which of the four cultural regions would you in which they lived. Over time, four major cultural regions developed in choose to build a home? Explain your choice. North America: the Eastern Woodlands, the Great Plains, the Pacifi c Northwest, and the Desert Southwest. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Copyright ©2012 K12Reader - http://www.k12reader.com Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: E1-of 36 From Nomad to Farmer Name: ______________________________________Key Cross-Curricular Focus: History/Social Science Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to fi nd or confi rm Many historians and scientists believe that the earliest people in your answers. North America may have traveled here from the continent of Asia many Actual wording of answers may vary. thousands of years ago. At that time, Earth was experiencing an Ice Age. Much of the water that separates the northern parts of Asia and 1) The “ice bridge” theory has never been proven, North America would have been frozen at the time. It may have formed but could be true. Do you think it is a reasonable an ice bridge that people were able to walk across. Perhaps they explanation for how Native American came to North were hunters following their food. Perhaps they were adventurous and America? wanted to explore. We do not know for sure. Their migration to North _________________________________________student’s choice America, however, may make them the ancestors of the people we call Native Americans. _________________________________________ We do know that the earliest North Americans were nomads. They traveled from place to place instead of settling in one place. Eventually, 2) What might be a benefi t of living life as a nomad? these nomads began to establish permanent settlements. They had _________________________________________student’s choice already learned to gather plants growing in the wild. After a time, they began to learn about agriculture. Agriculture is raising plants and _________________________________________ animals for human use. With more reliable sources for food, they didn’t 3) Besides having a fresh water source, how could need to move around so much. living by the river meet the tribe’s needs? As they began to look for more permanent homes, they paid attention to the resources of specifi c locations. They wanted to live near _________________________________________The river would provide water for watering water sources, such as streams or rivers. This helped ensure that they could water their crops and take care of the water needs of humans and _________________________________________crops and meeting human and animal needs. animals. It’s not surprising, then, to discover that most early villages 4) Why did tribes in different areas live in different were located very close to water sources. kinds of houses? People moved around less often than before. However, they were still slowly migrating to other areas. Every time a group or tribe moved _________________________________________because each region had different natural into a different natural environment they had to adapt to the climate and _________________________________________resources that they must use resources of that area. The clothing they wore, the kind of houses they built and even the kind of food that they ate depended upon the region 5) In which of the four cultural regions would you in which they lived. Over time, four major cultural regions developed in choose to build a home? Explain your choice. North America: the Eastern Woodlands, the Great Plains, the Pacifi c Northwest, and the Desert Southwest. _________________________________________student’s choice _________________________________________ Copyright ©2012 K12Reader - http://www.k12reader.com Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: E-3 of 36 � Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: E3-of 36 Customs & Traditions Name:__________________________________ CustomsCross-Curricular & Traditions Focus: History/Social Sciences Name: ______________________________________ Cross-Curricular Focus: History/Social Science AnswerAnswer the the following following questions questions based based on on the the readingreading passage.passage. 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A custom is the specifi c way����������������������������������������� in which a group of people does ���������������������������������������������� 1) What is a custom? something.������������������������������������������������������������������������������� This can include how foods are prepared, what clothing is �������������������������������������������������� worn, the kinds of celebrations and much more. The set of customs ____________________________________ developed� ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� and shared by a culture over time is a tradition. ������������������������������������������������ �����������������������������������������A culture’s customs are often determined����������������������������������������� by the natural resources ____________________________________ ������������������������������������������������ found��������������������������������������������������������������������������� in their environment. In the Desert Southwest region, cloth weaving 2) What are the ways that Native Americans developed������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� as a custom. The area has fewer large animals whose skins told�������������������������������������������������������� their stories? can������������������������������������������������������ be used for making clothing or blankets. Cloth weaving������������������������������ was a way �������������������������������������������������������� of ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������meeting the need for clothing without using animal skins. In the Eastern ____________________________________ Woodlands area, however,

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