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Digging in the Past

Authored by Mrs. Diorio

Social Studies

5th - 6th Grade

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Digging in the Past
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Professionals who study ancient people and artifacts

historians

archaeologists

geologists

geographers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do archaeologists draw conclusions about prehistoric people?

by studying their written records

by discussing their theories

by studying the landscapes

by analyzing artifacts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which took place during the Ice Age?

Clovis artifacts were found in New Mexico

The people of Clovis used handmade tools

Artifacts were found near Monte Verde, Chile

Clovis artifacts were found in South Carolina

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the correct sequence?

Beringia forms; migration to N. America; people leave artifacts in Clovis; Ice Age ends.

Migration to N. America; people leave artifacts in Clovis; Beringia forms; Ice Age ends.

Ice Age ends; Beringia forms; migration to N. America; people leave artifacts in Clovis.

People leave artifacts in Clovis; Beringia forms; Ice Age ends; migration to N. America.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For many years, who did scholars believe the Clovis people to be?

the first people to leave East Africa

the first people to make arrowheads

the first people in the Americas

the first Asians

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which marked the beginning of the New Stone Age?

social divisions within a community

domestication of animals

domestication of crops

the widespread use of polished rock tools

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the importance of finding artifacts in Monte Verde, Chile?

It caused disbelief among scholars and scientists.

Others may have lived in the Americas before the Clovis people.

The findings date back to the Ice Age.

The artifacts did not come from the first Americans.

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