THE FIRST AMERICANS Human Settlement in the Americas

The Last Ice Age : 1. Between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago during the last Ice Age, glaciers covered a large part of the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, and Northern Asia). 2. Water level in oceans decreased due to increase in size of glaciers. 3. Land was exposed in Bering Strait between Asia and North America. 4. Land bridge is known as Beringia . About 750 miles wide. ICE AGE : Period of time when glaciers covered many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. GLACIERS : A huge sheet of ice.

1. Between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago during the last Ice Age, glaciers covered a large part of the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, and Northern Asia).

2. Water level in oceans decreased due to increase in size of glaciers.

3. Land was exposed in Bering Strait between Asia and North America.

4. Land bridge is known as Beringia . About 750 miles wide.

Early American Migration : 1. Herds of animals migrated over land bridge. 2. Groups of human nomads followed herds. 3. Over thousands of years, early Americans migrated to all parts of the America’s. NOMAD : A person or group of people who move from place to place in search of food. Asia North America Bering Strait

1. Herds of animals migrated over land bridge.

2. Groups of human nomads followed herds.

3. Over thousands of years, early Americans migrated to all parts of the America’s.

NOMAD : A person or group of people who move from place to place in search of food.

About 750 miles wide.

-Early humans migrating across the America’s.

First Americans : 1. Depended on hunting and gathering for food and clothing. 2. Could not farm . 3. Tools and weapons made from stone , bone , and wood . 4. Died in early 30’s. 5. Followed herds of animals across land bridge to North America.

1. Depended on hunting and gathering for food and clothing.

2. Could not farm .

3. Tools and weapons made from stone , bone , and wood .

4. Died in early 30’s.

5. Followed herds of animals across land bridge to North America.

Animals They Hunted : Wooly mammoth. Saber-toothed tiger. Bison. Deer.

Wooly mammoth.

Saber-toothed tiger.

Bison.

Deer.

Farming : 1. Around 7,000 BC, humans in Central America learned to farm. 2. At first, they grew corn , beans , and squash . 3. Over time, other humans in the America’s learned to farm. 4. This allowed for civilizations to emerge. 5. The 1 st civilizations were in Central and South America. Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. Beans Corn (Maize) Squash

1. Around 7,000 BC, humans in Central America learned to farm.

2. At first, they grew corn , beans , and squash .

3. Over time, other humans in the America’s learned to farm.

4. This allowed for civilizations to emerge.

5. The 1 st civilizations were in Central and South America.

Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas.

Native American Groups : By the time that the Europeans began arriving in the New World, there were groups of Native Americans throughout the America’s.

By the time that the Europeans began arriving in the New World, there were groups of Native Americans throughout the America’s.