Ancient Infant's DNA Provides Key to Native American Ancestry

Word Matcher: Every word has other words that have similar meanings or even the exact same meaning (these are called synonyms). Draw a line from each similar word or synonym to the vocabulary word that it matches.

What was Clovis?

• a widespread, sophisticated Ice-Age culture in North America

• a culture that existed in Greenland about 4,000 years ago

• a culture that flourished in Spain and France during the Ice Age

• a culture that gave rise to Central and South American tribes

The text describes a possible sequence of human descent. At the end of the sequence are Native Americans. What people are at the beginning of the sequence?

• people who migrated from Asia to North America about 15,000 years ago

• tribes living in Central and South America today

• people who were living in Greenland about 4,000 years ago

• people who were living in Spain about 7,000 years ago

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The Clovis people descended from humans who migrated to North America from Asia through Siberia around 15,000 years ago. What evidence supports this theory?

• the similarity between the DNA of a Clovis infant and the DNA of a member of the Crow tribe

• the similarity between the DNA of a Clovis infant and the DNA of a person from Iceland who lived 4,000 years ago

• the similarity between the DNA of a Clovis infant and the DNA of a person from Spain who lived 7,000 years ago

• the similarity between the DNA of a Clovis infant and the DNA of a Siberian youth who lived 24,000 years ago

What evidence supports the theory that the Clovis people descended from humans living in Europe?

• the similarity between the tools of the Clovis people and the tools of people in Siberia

• the similarity between the tools of the Clovis people and the tools of people in Montana

• the similarity between the tools of the Clovis people and the tools of people in France and Spain

• the similarity between the tools of the Clovis people and the tools of people in Greenland

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What is the main idea of this text?

• Construction crews discovered the ancient remains of an infant in 1968 in western Montana.

• Similarities exist between the tools of the Clovis people and the tools used by members of the Solutrean culture.

• DNA analysis of an ancient infant's remains has allowed scientists to link the Clovis culture to Native Americans.

• Scientists studying the remains of an ancient infant worked closely with Native American tribes in Montana to ensure that the remains were treated appropriately.

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What does the author mean by writing that the Clovis can be linked to many native peoples in Central and South America?

• The author means that many native peoples in Central and South America could communicate with the Clovis people.

• The author means that many native peoples in Central and South America are related to the Clovis people.

• The author means that the Clovis people used the same technology as many native peoples in Central and South America.

• The author means that the Clovis people got along well with many native peoples in Central and South America.

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Read these sentences from the text: "While Anzick-1 showed the most genetic similarities with Native Americans in North America, the study also revealed ties with the indigenous peoples of Central and South America. The team's data indicates that sometime between 13,000 and 24,000 years ago, the same ancient people that arrived from Asia split into two lineages: One gave rise to Clovis and today's Native Americans of North America, and the other became the ancestors of Central and South American tribes." What word could best replace "While" in the first sentence?

• A. Currently

• B. Although

• C. Consequently

• D. Finally

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Who is Anzick-1? Be sure to mention the Clovis people in your answer.

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Scientists discovered a link between the DNA of Anzick-1 and the DNA of a Siberian youth. Who else has been genetically linked with the Siberian youth?

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