Migration to the AmericasChapter 1; Lesson 1

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First things first…

Who were the first Americans and where did they come from?

What is a land bridge?

Beringia

The Migration Begins

What is archaeology? What are artifacts?

Archaeology is the study of the material remains of ancient peoples

Artifacts are the tools, weapons, and other objects left behind by early peoples

The Migration Begins• An Ice Age began about 100,000 years ago and

ended about 12,000 years ago• During this time a large area of the Earth’s water

formed huge sheets of ice or glaciers which lowered the levels of the sea

• The lower sea levels exposed a strip of land or a “land bridge” that connected northeastern Asia to what is now Alaska—scientist believe early people traveled across this land bridge from Asia to North America

The Migration Begins• Scientists call this land bridge,

“Beringia” which now lies beneath the Bering Strait

• A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger ones

• What is the reason for this migration or movement of people from one area to another?---the answer, most likely, is the search for food

• Early people were nomads or people who moved from place to place in search of better hunting grounds

• About 15,000 years ago the Ice Age began to end—temperatures rose and glaciers melted, which raised ocean levels—the Beringia land bridge disappeared under the ocean

• Large mammals that the people hunted for food began to disappear—people had to change

• Around 10,000 years ago people in the area known as Mexico learned to plant maize (corn)—they also planted pumpkins, beans, and squash

• By farming, people no longer had to move from place to place looking for food to hunt (went from being hunter-gatherers to farmers)

The Migration Begins

Possible Migration Routes

Vocabulary words:

• Carbon dating: a scientific method of determining the age of an artifact by seeing how much radioactive carbon is in it

• Cultures: a people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors

The Migration Begins

First Things First…

Write about what you know about September 11, 2001 or what 9/11 means to you

http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures/videos/the-first-americans

History Channel Video

First Things First…

Of the four civilizations that you read about (Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca) which one did you find the

most interesting and why?

Second to none…

Share out with the class what you wrote about 9/11

yesterday

Archaeology is the study of…?

A. Artistic People

B. Material remains of ancient peoples

C. Planets and Stars

D. Future people and what they might look

like

Archaeology is the study of…?

A. Artistic People

B. Material remains of ancient peoples

C. Planets and Stars

D. Future people and what they might look

like

Artifacts are …?

A. Usually really cool

B. Things that are from early civilizations

C. Usually tools, weapons, and other

objects

D. All of the above

Artifacts are …?

A. Usually really cool

B. Things that are from early civilizations

C. Usually tools, weapons, and other

objects

D. All of the above

Approximately when did the Ice Age begin?

A. About 50 years ago

B. About 10,000 years ago

C. About 100,000 years ago

D. About 1,000,000 years ago

Approximately when did the Ice Age begin?

A. About 50 years ago

B. About 10,000 years ago

C.About 100,000 years ago

D. About 1,000,000 years ago

Approximately when did the Ice Age end?

A. About 12,000 years ago

B. About 6,000 years ago

C. About 20,000 years ago

D. About 1,200 years ago

Approximately when did the Ice Age end?

A. About 12,000 years ago

B. About 6,000 years ago

C. About 20,000 years ago

D. About 1,200 years ago

What is a land bridge?

A. A bridge that goes over water

B. An exposed strip of land caused by low water

levels

C. An exposed strip of land caused by high water

levels

D. A land mass under water

What is a land bridge?

A. A bridge that goes over water

B. An exposed strip of land caused by low water

levels

C. An exposed strip of land caused by high water

levels

D. A land mass under water

A strait is…?

A. Something that isn’t crooked

B. A piece of land that doesn’t have mountains

C. A piece of land that connects two bodies of water

D. A narrow body of water that connects two larger

ones

A strait is…?

A. Something that isn’t crooked

B. A piece of land that doesn’t have mountains

C. A piece of land that connects two bodies of water

D. A narrow body of water that connects two

larger ones

Migration is …?

A. A group of people who stay in one place

B. A way of farming

C. A movement of people from one place to

another

D. A way of hunting for large animals

Migration is …?

A. A group of people who stay in one place

B. A way of farming

C. A movement of people from one place to

another

D. A way of hunting for large animals

Nomads are people that stay in one place.

True

False

Nomads are people that stay in one place.

True

False

When large mammals that people hunted for began to disappear, people changed from hunter-gatherers

to

A. Fishermen/women

B. Crafters

C. Farmers

D. Philosophers

When large mammals that people hunted for began to disappear, people changed from hunter-gatherers

to

A. Fishermen/women

B. Crafters

C.Farmers

D. Philosophers

Carbon dating is…

A. A scientific method of determining how old an object is

B. A educated guess as to how old something is

C. A way to check how old something is by seeing how it

was made

D. A way to check how old something is by comparing it

to something else

Carbon dating is…

A. A scientific method of determining how old an object

is

B. A educated guess as to how old something is

C. A way to check how old something is by seeing how it was

made

D. A way to check how old something is by comparing it to

something else

The definition of culture is…

A. A people’s shared values

B. A people’s shared beliefs

C. A people’s shared traditions

D. All of the above

The definition of culture is…

A. A people’s shared values

B. A people’s shared beliefs

C. A people’s shared traditions

D.All of the above