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Paleo-Indians: Migration and Survival

Explore how Paleo-Indians adapted to changing continents, an Ice Age, and scarce resources through migration, shelters, and tools. Learn about their nomadic lifestyle, hunting practices, and cultural dynamics.

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Paleo-Indians: Migration and Survival

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  1. Paleo-Indians

  2. How have the continents have changed? Pangaea – one large continent

  3. By 65 million years ago… • Pangaea was breaking into smaller pieces of land… What happened to animals on these continents as they broke apart?

  4. Land Bridges • The world was changing. • The Ice Age had begun. • Plants were dying because of the cold. • Animals were in search of food. • These Animals migrated across land bridges.

  5. People also migrated and the first people to migrate into North America were called thePaleo-IndiansTime Period: 12,000 B.C. – 6,000 B.C. Group work

  6. What did the Native Americans use in their environment? • Ice Age = cold climate & few plants • Lots of rocks, dirt, sticks, wood • Moved to find more plants and trees • Made sure they were near water (river or streams)

  7. What did they use for shelters? • Small camps near rivers or streams • Used caves and rocks (Rock-shelters) • Sometimes animal skin as a cover • Moved often • Camps were temporary

  8. What did they eat? Where did it come from? • Had to hunt in groups • Very few plants • Large animals • Mastadon - Ox • Bear - Horse • Mammoth - Caribou • Bison - Camel

  9. What was their culture like? • Lived in small groups at camps • Families still stayed together • No leaders • Men were the hunters • Nomads -a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons • Travelled often to East

  10. What did they use from nature to create weapons and tools? • Rocks, stones, sticks • Used animal bones and antlers • Spearhead on a stick to hunt • Called Clovis points

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