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Which statement is true about the people described in this text?
In the far northern stretches of Canada, the Inuit adapted to the harsh climate of the Arctic. By about 2000 B.C., they had settled there, using the resources of the frozen land to survive.
A) Wolves and bears provided them with food, skins for clothing, tools, and oil for cooking.
B) They constructed dome-shaped homes made from snow and ice, which were called kivas.
C) People with surplus goods shared their wealth with others in a ceremony called potlatch.
D) They paddled kayaks in open waters or used dog sleds to transport goods across the ice.

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D. They paddled kayaks in open waters or used dog sleds to transport goods across the ice.
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They paddled kayaks in open waters or used dog sleds to transport goods across the ice. (D)

For more than 4,000 years, the Inuit have inhabited the Canadian Arctic. They are the last wave of migrants crossing the Bering Strait.

EXPLANATION  

They immediately spread to the Arctic region in North America and then reached Greenland in early 2,000 BC. Then they have to adapt to life in the Arctic coastal region, inevitably they adopt a nomadic lifestyle, it is marked by summer adaptation to the land and winter adaptation to sea ice.

Survival in this place is very dependent on mastering knowledge about the Arctic environment, making tools that can help facilitate life and the demands of collaboration and sharing. Food needs are met by hunting and fishing in small, egalitarian family groups. They are required to live a life that is very dependent on the strangeness of nature. They also paddle-like in open water or use a dog sled to transport goods across the ice.

The initial contact they made with other nations was contact with the Vikings. At that time, the Vikings were traveling to the coastal areas of Labrador and Newfoundland. Contact with explorers did not last long but had an impact that directly inspired the next generation to learn to hunt whales and trade fur.

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KEYWORD: arctic, Canadian, vikings.

Subject: History

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: The Inuit

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