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Crossing to America Chapter 1 sec 1

How Did They Get Here? There are two theories that scientist believe answer that question……

Two Theories Beringia – a “land bridge” that connected Asia with North America about 12,000 years ago. People came to the Americas by many different routes over thousands of years. Some came by boat sailing from island to island.

Beringia / Bering Strait

Civilization Culture – a way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs, and customs. First Americans were hunters gathers. 5000 years ago humans began practicing domestication. Stable food source changed the way people lived.

5 features of Civilization 1 – cities that are the center of trade 2 – specialized jobs 3 – organized form of government and religion 4 - system of record keeping 5 - advanced tools

Olmec About 1200 B.C. advanced civilization Location : Central Mexico – Nicaragua Achievement: developed trade routes

Mayas 250 A.D. great civilization Located: southern Mexico and Guatemala. Achievement: created a calendar system, first in America to use number system using zero.

Hohokam Agricultural people Located: American southwest 300 B.C. to 1400 A.D. Achievement: developed irrigation techniques Irrigation: the practice of bringing water to crops

Anasazi 100 A.D. Location: Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico Mainly farmers – big traders Achievement: built large houses

Mound Builders several groups ( Adena, Hopewell, Mississippians) Location: eastern U.S. Achievement: built large earthen structures.