Early Inhabitants of the Americas Flashcards
1
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The Great Ice Age - 35,000 years ago
A
- Worlds oceans become glaciers
- Sea level drops - exposing a land bridge in the Bering Sea
- People, whose descendants we now consider Native Americans of this country, walked across a “land bridge” at what is today the Bering Sea (between Siberia & Alaska)
2
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Why did people cross the “land bridge”
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- these hunters were nomadic, which meant that they did not have a set home, but followed the path of the animals in order to hunt them
- they followed the animals across the bridge
- for 25,000 years they crossed the land bridge
3
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Ice Age Ends - 10,000 years ago
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- the land bridge is covered by water
- nomads are now isolated in the Americas
- thousands of years will pass before more “immigrants” arrive to the Americas
4
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1492 - Columbus “discovers” the Americas
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- 54 million people already inhabit the Americas
- 2,000 separate languages exist
- Countless tribes of people living in the “new” world
5
Q
According to most scientists, how long did the Ice Age last?
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25 thousand years
6
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When did Early Americans start coming to North America?
A
when the Ice Age started
7
Q
Originally, the Europeans believed that Columbus discovered America. Which people listed below had previously discovered the continent?
A
Nomadic Hunters first discovered the continent of North America
8
Q
Who followed the animals into North America when the Ice Age started?
A
Nomadic Hunters
9
Q
It is believed there were ________ Natives in the Americas when Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World”
A
54 million
