Where did they come from? How did they get here? Who were they?

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Where did they come from? How did they get here? Who were they? Earliest Americans

Migration from Asia Migration == movement of people or animals from one place to another

Cross Bering Land Bridge More Migration Cross Bering Land Bridge Sea level fell & was easy to cross People travelled from Asia south through Canada continued south through US & South America

BERING LAND BRIDGE

Map of Migration

People Adapted to Environment Hunted animals Grow food Developed culture people with common values, language, traditions, religions, etc..

Early American Empires Olmec Maya Aztec Incas

First civilization in Mesoamerica Olmec First civilization in Mesoamerica Located in present day Mexico Built first pyramids in Americas

Maya Lived in small villages Grew food>>> maize (corn) Had large pyramids & stone temples Built canals for water irrigation Early form of writing Lived in present- day Mexico

Aztec Fierce warriors Largest city of Tenochtitlan (in present day Mexico) Practiced human sacrifices Written language Forced tribes they conquered to pay taxes to them

Inca Lived in Andes Mountains Empire stretched along Pacific Coast of South America Known for massive buildings & forts Paved roads & rope bridges to connect all locations Carved terraces out of mountains to farm

Locations of Empires

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