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Ancient Americans

Ancient Americans. Core Lesson One. Core Lesson One. People Arrive in America Beringia Civilizations Develop Mound Builders Aztecs Inuit. Vocabulary Civilization Agriculture migration Inuit. People Arrive In The Americas. Scientists are not sure, but they have theories.

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Ancient Americans

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  1. Ancient Americans Core Lesson One

  2. Core Lesson One • People Arrive in America • Beringia • Civilizations Develop • Mound Builders • Aztecs • Inuit • Vocabulary • Civilization • Agriculture • migration • Inuit

  3. People Arrive In The Americas • Scientists are not sure, but they have theories. • Theory 1: Hunters first came to the Americas across a land bridge between Asia and North America • Theory 2: People traveled by boat along the coast or across the oceans.

  4. Beringia • At the Bering Strait, between Alaska and Asia, the ocean floor became grassland and formed a bridge (Beringia). • Hunters followed animals that MIGRATED across Beringia. • Scientists believe MIGRATION stopped about 10,000 years ago; Ice Age ended.

  5. Why do scientists think the MIGRATION over Beringia stopped 10,000 years ago? • Scientists believe migration stopped over Beringia because the Ice Age ended, all of the ice melted, and turned into water.

  6. Civilizations Develop • For thousands of years, Paleo-Indians lived by hunting animals. • About 9,000 years ago, bigger animals began dying and they started using AGRICULTURE to feed themselves. • AGRICULTURE changed the way they lived. They began forming CIVILIZATIONS, and stayed in one place to grow their crops. • With AGRICULTURE, more people survived, because there was more food.

  7. In what ways did AGRICULTURE change life for Paleo-Indians? • Paleo-Indians created civilizations and stayed in one place. • More people survived because they had a surplus of crops.

  8. Mound Builders • Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippians were the earliest to create large, complex villages. • Built giant mounds, or hills, out of the earth to bury the dead, jewelry, tools, and pottery • Mound-building civilizations began about 3,000 years ago and lasted about 2,5000 years.

  9. Aztecs • Lived in what is now Central Mexico • Ruled the region for about 200 years starting around year 1300 • Built the city of Tenochtitlan • Raised beans, corn, and other crops; caught fish and turtles • Had hundreds of buildings and roads with a population of about 250,000 people • Worshiped gods and goddesses with temples • Collected food, building materials, and valuable metals from neighboring groups • Their wealth and large army made them one of the most powerful CIVILIZATIONS in North America.

  10. Name 5 Questions You Would Ask the Aztec Ruler. • How did they find seeds for crops? • How did they create civilizations? • How did they build buildings? • How did they travel? • How many rulers were there? • What animals did they hunt? • How many days did it take them to build houses? • How did they tell the time?

  11. Inuit • Ruled at the same time as the Aztecs • Settled near the Arctic; now Alaska, Canada, and Greenland • Cold climate with snow and ice • Few plants to eat because of climate • Hunted seal, whale, caribou, and other animals for food • Built homes out of hard-packed snow (igloos) • Built shelters made of stones, wood, and caribou skins

  12. Why were the Inuits not able to use AGRICULTURE as a way to eat? • Inuits were not able to use agriculture as a way to eat because the climate was too cold. They hunted animals instead.

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