Significance of Clovis and Early Humans

Significance of Clovis and Early Humans

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Science, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

FREE Resource

The video explores the history of human settlement in the Americas, challenging the Clovis-First paradigm that suggested humans arrived around 13,000 years ago. New evidence from sites like Monte Verde and White Sands suggests earlier human presence, possibly via coastal routes. The video also discusses the implications of these findings on archaeology and indigenous histories.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Clovis-First paradigm?

A theory that the first settlers of the Americas came from Europe.

A theory that the first settlers of the Americas came from Australia.

A theory that the first settlers of the Americas came from Siberia around 13,000 years ago.

A theory that the first settlers of the Americas came from Africa.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of Clovis points?

They were the first tools used in Europe.

They were used for farming.

They were the oldest stone tools found in Africa.

They were a specific type of stone tool found across North America.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was discovered at Monte Verde?

The oldest human remains in Africa.

The first evidence of farming in the Americas.

A peat bog with preserved artifacts older than Clovis.

A new species of dinosaur.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Kelp Highway Hypothesis?

A theory that early Americans traveled through an ice-free corridor.

A theory that early Americans migrated from Europe.

A theory that early Americans were primarily hunters of large mammals.

A theory that early Americans traveled along the coast, relying on marine resources.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Chiquihuite Cave discovery?

It was the location of the first Clovis points.

It was the first site to use radiocarbon dating.

It was the first site to show evidence of farming.

It provided evidence of human presence in the Americas 32,000 years ago.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were the footprints at White Sands National Park dated?

By using satellite imagery.

By comparing them to other known footprints.

By carbon-dating the seeds in the sediments above and below the footprints.

By analyzing the DNA of the footprints.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason why older coastal sites might not have been found?

They were destroyed by volcanic activity.

They are underwater due to rising sea levels.

They were covered by desert sands.

They were never inhabited by humans.

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