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Humans may have begun to inhabit Alaska (and North America) by 12,000 BC, possibly earlier. To what racial group did these people almost certainly belong? |
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How did the first human inhabitants of Alaska come to be there (according to most paleontologists)? |
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According to one theory, people entering western Alaska were temporarily blocked from spreading further across the Americas because of something scientists now call Wisconsin glaciation. What does this mean in laymen's terms? |
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The ancestors of modern native Alaskans are often divided into four groups. Which of the following is NOT one of those four? |
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The most populous tribe of the Coastal Indians were the Tlingits. They settled in the region of Alaska that today contains Sitka, Skagway, and the Tongass National Forest? What is this appendage like region of Alaska commonly called? |
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Mild climates in the South East created living conditions allowing the Coastal Indians time to develop their indigenous arts. One of the most popular of all Alaskan Native sights is an art developed (among others) by ancestors of the modern Tlingits, Haidas, Eyak, and Tsimshians to record history, geneaology, and status of families and clans. What are they? |
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The Athabascan Indians, who mainly inhabited the interior regions of Alaska, were semi-nomadic people. What circumstances most directly prompted this lifestyle? |
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The Aleut Indians occupied the Aleutian archipelago and became expert sea hunters. One of their marine crafts is now called by its Russian name, "baidarka". It was a long, narrow, low-riding boat designed for the stormy waters of the Bering Sea. If capsized, a skilled crew could right the boat by rolling it through with their bodies and paddles. The baidarka was excellent for hunting the elusive seal, otter, or even whale which fed and clothed the Aleuts. To what class of boat would this belong? |
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Many, if not most, Eskimo (Inuk and Yupik) tribes inhabited northern Canada, but some settled in the very north of Alaska. In winter, Inuits who lived on the coast hunted by waiting at natural or man-made holes in the ice for mammals like seals and walrus to come up for air. This method was probably learned by copying which animal? |
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Common ideas about traditional native life in Alaska are often misconceptions. Which of the following popular beliefs about culture and tradition is actually true for at least one group of Alaska native? |
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