EARLY ALASKA

In Alaska's early years, what roamed the land?

• Dinosaurs

• Mammoths

• Humans

• Birds

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

About how many million years ago was Alaska warm and sunny for most of the year?

• 50 million years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 150 million years ago

• 200 million years ago

The period when glacial ice formed and covered most of Alaska is called:

• The Ice Age

• The Stone Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Iron Age

Where can the mummified corpse of animals that lived in Alaska during the Ice Age be seen?

• In a museum in Alaska

• In the Smithsonian Museum

• In the Natural History Museum

• In the British Museum

During the Ice Age, what natural phenomenon caused families to migrate?

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Fill in the blank: The earliest migration across the land bridge occurred approximately _______ years ago.

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

• 25,000

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Evidence suggests that humans lived in South America as long as 50,000 years ago based on:

• archaeological findings of ancient tools and artifacts

• genetic studies of indigenous populations

• linguistic analysis of ancient languages

• climatic data from ice cores

Who were the earliest arrivals in Alaska according to the passage?

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

When did the first Eskimos and Aleuts come to Alaska?

Where did the Eskimos settle in Alaska?