Assessment - First People of N. A.

Why were the remains of the Ancient One called Kennewick Man by scientists?

• because the scientist that found him is named Kennewick

• because the scientist that found him has a brother named Kennewick

• because the Ancient One was found near Kennewick the city

• because the Ancient one was found near Kennewick the mountain

According to the "Kennewick Man Article NYT 2015" we read in class, why is it hard for scientists in the US to compare the DNA of ancient remains to the DNA of modern Native Americans in the US?

• many modern Native Americans distrust that their rights and wishes will be respected and do not want to participate in DNA studies

• scientists in the US aren't as technically competent as scientists in Canada and Latin America and have a harder time interpreting the data

• scientists in the US haven't mastered the techniques of extracting ancient DNA from old teeth and bones, like the Danish scientists

• all scientists believe that skull size and shape gives the best evidence about the relationship between past and present populations

Who were considered the first people in the Americas? This was later disproved.

• Olmecs culture

• Mayan culture

• Clovis culture

• Aztec culture

Where is the Bering Land Bridge?

• Between Alaska and China

• Between Alaska and Russia

• Between Alaska and the Artic Circle

• Between Alaska and Siberia

The 13,000 year old skeleton of an adolescent Eva called Naia was discovered

• in a submerged cave under the Yucatan Peninsula

• under a building in Mexico City

• in a fossil field in Utah

• laying next to a tree

An ancient hunting tool used to hurl a spear with great force is called a __________.

• atlatl

• Clovis

• arrow

• continent

What happens to the sea level during an Ice Age?

• It goes up.

• It goes down.

• It remains the same.

• It does not change.

What is an ice sheet?

• a very thick piece of ice that covered a part of land for a long time.

• a thin piece of ice that covered a part of land for the winter.

• a piece of ice that you use in your bed as a blanket.

Which is the correct sequence of events?

• Beringia forms; migration starts to North America; people leave artifacts in Clovis,New Mexico; Ice Age ends.

• migration to North America; people leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico; Ice Age ends; Beringia forms.

• people leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico; Ice Age ends; Beringia forms; migration to North America.

• Ice Age ends; Beringia forms; migration to North America; people leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico.

Beringia, the land bridge, connected which two continents?

• Asia and Europe

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and North America

• North America and South America