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Assessment - First People of N. A.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

because the scientist that found him is named Kennewick

b)

because the scientist that found him has a brother named Kennewick

c)

because the Ancient One was found near Kennewick the city

d)

because the Ancient one was found near Kennewick the mountain

2.

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?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

3.

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

a)

Olmecs culture

b)

Mayan culture

c)

Clovis culture

d)

Aztec culture

4.

Where is the Bering Land Bridge?

a)

Between Alaska and China

b)

Between Alaska and Russia

c)

Between Alaska and the Artic Circle

d)

Between Alaska and Siberia

5.

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

a)

in a submerged cave under the Yucatan Peninsula

b)

under a building in Mexico City

c)

in a fossil field in Utah

d)

laying next to a tree

6.

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

a)

atlatl

b)

Clovis

c)

arrow

d)

continent

7.

What happens to the sea level during an Ice Age?

a)

It goes up.

b)

It goes down.

c)

It remains the same.

d)

It does not change.

8.

What is an ice sheet?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

9.

Which is the correct sequence of events?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

10.

Beringia, the land bridge, connected which two continents?

a)

Asia and Europe

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Asia and North America

d)

North America and South America

11.
What is the name for a scientist who studies the artifacts of people who lived long ago?
a)
Biologist
b)
Entomologist
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Zoologist
12.

How could ancient humans have survived off the coasts all the way from Beringia to the southern tip of South America?

a)

by waiting for the ice to melt inland

b)

by developing Clovis points for their spears

c)

by hunting mammoths

d)

by living off of resources in kelp forests

13.

NAGPRA stands for... (this was in the lessons about the Ancient One/ Kennewick Man)

a)

Native American Grand Pride Rally Act

b)

Native American Graves and Protection Act

c)

National American Good and Proper Act

d)

National American Grand Project Amendment

14.

What continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

15.

What word means: the original people of an area?

a)

pilgrims

b)

indigenous people

c)

people

d)

men

16.

Early humans hunted

a)

megadeer

b)

elephants

c)

megasaurus

d)

megafauna

17.

The last continent early humans migrated to was...

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

South America

18.

While four tribes declined to offer their genetic material, which tribe agreed to work with Danish geneticists to prove they were right and that the Ancient One was indeed their ancestor?

a)

the Snoqualmie Tribe

b)

the Quinault Indian Nation

c)

the S'klallam Nation

d)

the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

19.

The genetic material of an organism is composed of? (This was mentioned in "Seventy-six Dollars and Forty-nine Cents" too!)

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Complex Carbohydrates

20.

Review: Which ancient cultures did you learn about last quarter? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient Mesopotamia

d)

the Paleolithic Age of nomadic hunter-gatherers, who used stone tools

e)

the Neolithic Age of settled farmers, who used stone tools