First AmericansFirst Americans

Prehistory to 1492Prehistory to 1492

Journey from AsiaJourney from Asia

People traveled from Asia to North People traveled from Asia to North American during the Ice Age through a American during the Ice Age through a land mass known as Beringia, that is no land mass known as Beringia, that is no longer there.longer there.

Early Americans were nomads in search Early Americans were nomads in search of food. They followed the food supply of food. They followed the food supply and that is how they traveled all over. and that is how they traveled all over.

They enter through present day Alaska, They enter through present day Alaska, migrated all the way down to South migrated all the way down to South America.America.

Prehistoric Migration to Prehistoric Migration to AmericaAmerica

Cities and EmpiresCities and Empires

Nomadic life lead to stable life with Nomadic life lead to stable life with use of farming.use of farming.

This lead to creations of civilizations This lead to creations of civilizations and cultures.and cultures.

Major ones in South America; Major ones in South America; Mayans, Aztecs, IncaMayans, Aztecs, Inca

Major ones in North America; Major ones in North America; Hohokam, Anasazi, Cahokia, Inuit, Hohokam, Anasazi, Cahokia, Inuit,

Mound BuildersMound Builders This is the name This is the name

given to civilizations given to civilizations that built “mounds” that built “mounds” for “religious and for “religious and ceremonial, burial, ceremonial, burial, and elite residential and elite residential purposes” purposes” (Wikipedia 8/12/12). (Wikipedia 8/12/12).

Mayan, Aztecs, and Mayan, Aztecs, and Hopewell were Hopewell were mound buildersmound builders

The great Serpent The great Serpent Mount of the Mount of the Hopewell is most Hopewell is most famous.famous.

Other Major Native Other Major Native Americans Americans in Americain America

Largest settlement of Largest settlement of Mound builders was Mound builders was Cahokia built by the Cahokia built by the Mississippians.Mississippians.

Inuits in the NorthInuits in the North Tlingit in the western Tlingit in the western

part of Americapart of America Zuni in the SouthwestZuni in the Southwest Dakotas in the plainsDakotas in the plains Iroquois, Cherokee in Iroquois, Cherokee in

the eastthe east