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Chapter 9. Section 1 A Separate World. Setting the Stage. While civilizations were developing in Africa, Asia, and Europe, they were also emerging in the Americas. The Earliest Americans. They are connected and span two hemispheres
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Chapter 9 Section 1 A Separate World
Setting the Stage While civilizations were developing in Africa, Asia, and Europe, they were also emerging in the Americas
The Earliest Americans They are connected and span two hemispheres At one time it was connected by a land bridge known as Beringia
The Earliest Americans The first Americans arrived sometime during the last Ice Age, 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago This lowered the sea levels and created a corridor across the Bering Strait
The Earliest Americans herd animals like the mastodon moved across the land bridge Hunters followed these animals across the land bridge These people were probably unaware that they were entering a new continent
Around 7,000 B.C. a change quietly began to take place in central Mexico Such plants included squash, gourds, beans, avocados, and chilies
Agriculture The discovery of edible plants allowed people to begin settling in permanent villages