american beginnings to 1783 chapter 1. key ideas
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American Beginnings to 1783
Chapter 1
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Arrival• Main migration was years ago
– (some historians argue as long as 40,000)
• Over land bridge• ( )
• Moved and through Americas following wildlife– 12,000 years ago Ice Age animals disappeared turned to
smaller game– 5,000 years ago animals were domesticated
Bering Land Bridge
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Animation of Bering Land Bridge
Manley, W.F., 2002, Postglacial Flooding of the Bering Land Bridge: A Geospatial Animation: INSTAAR, University of Colorado, v1, http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge.
http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge/
Migration Across Bering Land Bridge ( ) south and east
5B 29
5B 30
5B 11
Native Culture by 1500’s•
– (high estimates of 100m)
• 3-4 m north of Rio Grande• Present day US/Canada =
– Europe had 70-90 m– Africa had 50-70 m
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– Farming (ex. Pueblos)• Irrigation• Slash and burn/clearing land
– Logging– Architecture
• Mound builders (ex. Mississippi)– Large mound in MS over 100 ft high,
largest earthen structure in world
World Populations
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80
60Americas
Europe
Africa
•Mayans in Yucatan
•Incas in Peru
•Aztecs in Mesoamerica
Amerindians
North American Native Cultures
• Diverse societies semi-sedentary/semi-nomadic– Mixed economies
• Farming, hunting, gathering• Trade networks
– Built villages/towns– Diverse languages– Religious beliefs