Until recently, scholars had assumed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America
A) in response to the onset of an ice age.
B) in pursuit of large game animals.
C) beginning about 1,000 years ago.
D) in an effort to escape tribal warfare in Asia.
E) in search of a disease-free environment.

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Scholars have long believed that the migration of Paleo-Indians into North America was motivated by the pursuit of large game animals, specifically the hunting of now-extinct megafauna such as mammoths and mastodons. There is significant evidence to support this theory, including the discovery of Paleo-Indian hunting tools and weapons, as well as the distribution and timing of early human settlements in North America.

Until Recently, Scholars Had Assumed That Paleo-Indians Migrated from Asia