Module 2: Origins of Early People in the Americas Video Quiz

Which theory suggests that the first settlers of the Americas came via a frozen bridge of land during the last ice age?

• Atlantic Theory

• Oceania Theory

• Bering Land Bridge Theory

• Clovis Point Theory

What is the name given to the land bridge that the first settlers of the Americas are believed to have crossed?

• Clovis

• Beringia

• Oceania

• Atlantic

Which theory involves the idea that early people crossed the Atlantic Ocean using boats?

• Bering Land Bridge Theory

• Atlantic Theory

• Oceania Theory

• Clovis Point Theory

What are Clovis Points?

• Early boats used by settlers

• Specific, early spear points found near Clovis, New Mexico

• Land bridges used by early settlers

• Tools used for building stone age vessels

What does the discovery of Clovis Points in the Eastern U.S. suggest?

• Migration from Europe to the east of the Americas

• Migration from Asia to the Americas

• Migration from Oceania to the Americas

• Migration from Africa to the Americas

What is the Oceania Theory?

• A theory that people crossed the Atlantic to reach the Americas

• A theory that people crossed the Pacific to reach the Americas

• A theory that people crossed the Bering Land Bridge to reach the Americas

• A theory that people migrated from Europe to the Americas

What evidence supports the Oceania Theory?

• The finding of the Kennewick Man

• The discovery of Viking artifacts in North America

• The presence of European tools in ancient American sites

• The similarity between African and South American cultures

Where were the Kennewick Man skeletal remains found?

• Hokkaido, Japan

• Washington State, USA

• Australia

• Polynesia

Which native people are the features of the Kennewick Man remains similar to?

• The Maori of New Zealand

• The Inuit of Alaska

• The Ainu of Hokkaido, Japan

• The Aboriginals of Australia

Which theory has the most evidence for the arrival of people in the Americas?

• The Atlantic Theory

• The Oceania Theory

• The Bering Land Bridge theory

• The European Migration theory