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Before Discovery

Before Discovery. Chapter 1, Section 2. The Bering Strait. Open your text to page 954.

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Before Discovery

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  1. Before Discovery Chapter 1, Section 2

  2. The Bering Strait • Open your text to page 954. • It is believed that North America and Asia were joined together by a land bridge during the last Ice Age, roughly 25,000 to 40,000 years ago. Over this land bridge, it is believed that the first humans traveled to America.

  3. Similarities and Differences

  4. Similarities and Differences

  5. Why do you think the different Indian civilizations did not interact? • The distance between the tribes and the lack of transportation, other then by foot, made it difficult. • Another problem was geography. Mountains and deserts made travel by foot difficult. • They were self-sufficient • No horses or sea going ships

  6. Indians “ripe for conquest” • There way of life made them vulnerable to foreign domination. • Europeans had more advanced weapons. • Europeans had technology. They had iron and metal, cannons, guns, armor, horse, ships

  7. Why did Europeans have such a wide technological lead at this time? • Europeans could travel and exchange ideas. • Cannon came from Turkey, stirrups came from Asia, and decimal system came from Arabia. • Indians were isolated.

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