THE FIRST AMERICANS DBQ

THE FIRST AMERICANS DBQ

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: DOCUMENT 1: This excerpt is from a story that deals with the life of early humans as they made their way into North America. In the Beginning: “Easily, quickly, the hunter makes a kill. Growling in a low hum, he eats the meat raw to stay his hunger. Then, bagging the meat for his family, he starts back. He probably smiled as he returned to tell his people about the sweet land he had found. Not 25 years ago. Not 250 years ago. Not 2,500 years ago. But over 25,000 years ago this hunter from Asia set foot on North America. He and his tribe were the first humans to do so. Their homeland back in Asia had begun to dry up. They could not find food. Other tribes, also hungry, had become enemies. And so the hunter’s people had left the land we now call the Gobi Desert, in present-day China. And they had set off to look for a better life.” 1. How long ago did this hunter live? 2. Where was the hunter’s original home? 3. Why did the hunter and his tribe leave their homeland?

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: DOCUMENT 1: 1. The hunter lived more than 25,000 years ago. 2. The hunter’s original home was in Asia. More specifically, he came from the land we call the Gobi Desert in modern day China.

3. The hunter and his tribe left their homeland because the land was drying up and food was hard to find. Also, other tribes became their enemies.

DOCUMENT 2:

1. Discuss two ways in which early humans got the food that they needed to survive.

2. During the Ice Age, what happened to the supply of food available to humans in Asia?

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: DOCUMENT 2: 1. Early humans got the food they need to survive by hunting and gathering. Generally, the men hunted animals such as mammoths, bear, and bison. Also, the women gathered foods such as nuts and berries.

2. During the Ice Age, the food supply in Asia went down because of the glaciers. The glaciers caused the water to dry up in Asia. This caused plants to die and animals to migrate out of Asia in order to find food.

ANSWER BOX: INTRODUCTION: ESSAY TOPIC SENTENCE: Take the Historical Context and rewrite it to make the ESSAY TOPIC SENTENCE for the introduction.

Historical Context: Between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago, early humans began migrating from Asia into North America. Over time, the Americas would be populated by people now known as the First Americans. ______________________________________________________________________________

ESSAY TOPIC SENTENCE: Early humans began migrating into the America’s from Asia more than 20,000 years ago. TASK TOPIC SENTENCE(S): CONCEPT:

TASK TOPIC SENTENCE(S): Take the Task(s) and use them to write the Task Topic Sentences for the introduction. These sentences explain what you are going to write about in the essay. Task(s): Using information from the documents and your knowledge of social studies, answer the questions that follow the documents in Part A. Your answers to the questions will help you write an essay in Part B, in which you will need to do the following: 1. Discuss why early humans left their homeland in Asia and migrated into North America. ______________________________________________________________________________

ESSAY TOPIC SENTENCE: Early humans began migrating into the America’s from Asia more than 20,000 years ago. TASK TOPIC SENTENCE(S): Early humans left their homeland in Asia and came to North America for several reasons. CONCEPT:

CONCEPT: The concept is “CHANGE.”

ESSAY TOPIC SENTENCE: TASK TOPIC SENTENCE(S): CONCEPT: The concept of change can be seen throughout history. ESSAY TOPIC SENTENCE: Early humans began migrating into the America’s from Asia more than 20,000 years ago. TASK TOPIC SENTENCE(S): Early humans left their homeland in Asia and came to North America for several reasons. CONCEPT: The concept of change can be seen throughout history.

ANSWER BOX:BODY: TASKS:

1.

Discuss why early humans left their homeland in Asia and migrated to North America. TOPIC SENTENCE:

Early humans migrated from Asia into North America for several reasons.

INSIDE INFORMATION:

OUTSIDE INFORMATION:

-During Ice Age, humans left Asia and came to North America across land bridge called Beringia. -Came from Asia more Ice Age: time when glaciers covered much of than 25,000 years ago. Northern Hemisphere. Glaciers: huge sheets of ice. -Gobi Desert, China Land was exposed due to glaciers. Glaciers caused -Land dried up, food oceans to go down. Land exposed connecting Asia scarce, tribes became to NA. Humans walked across land bridge into NA. enemies. -left Asia to find better -Lived in Mongolia, which is in Asia. -Glaciers caused water to dry up. life. -Plants died and animals migrated. Doc. #2: -Humans did not know how to farm. They survived by hunting and gathering. Lived as nomads. -Picture showing Nomads move to find food. Men hunted animals. animals Mammoths, (mammoths, bear, bison, seals, fish) deer. -Picture showing apples. Women gathered food such as fruits and nuts. -Humans left Asia when food supply ran low/out. Left to find food, better life, survive. -Some followed animals and made it to NA.

Doc # 1:

TASKS:

INSIDE INFORMATION:

OUTSIDE INFORMATION:

Concept: Change

Doc. Doc. #__: # 1:

Change has also affected other events in American history. One other event in American history that shows change was the American Revolution. As a result of the American Revolution, the English Colonies became independent and the United States was created.

TOPIC SENTENCE: The concept of change can be seen throughout history.

Definition: Change is when something becomes different over time.

the hunter and his tribe have left their homeland in Asia and are migrating into NA.

ANSWER BOX: CONCLUSION: TOPIC SENTENCE: Use the same topic sentence as the topic sentence for the introduction. SUMMARAIZE PARAGRAPHS OF BODY: Take the topic sentence for each paragraph in the body of the essay and rewrite them in the conclusion. TOPIC SENTENCE: Early humans began migrating into the America’s from Asia more than 20,000 years ago.

SUMMARIZE PARAGRAPHS OF BODY: Early humans left their homeland in Asia and came to North America for several reasons. The concept of change effected early humans.