Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? The First Latin Americans Aim: How diverse is the geography of the Americas? Do Now: Imagine if you were an ancient American hunter. You have just killed a Giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what items would you make from the animal you just killed. HW- Camping handout

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? Wooly Mammoth

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? The Land Bridge: Beringia The American continent spans two hemispheres. From the Arctic Circle in the north to Antarctica in the south. These continents are isolated from the other continents by vast oceans.

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? Setting the Stage The civilizations in America followed the same patterns as civilizations in other parts of the world. First they were hunter-gathers. Then they developed farming. This led to the first civilizations in the Americas

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? North and South

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? South America

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? They did what….? During the Ice Age, there was a land bridge between Asia and North America. The land bridge is known as Beringia. People migrated from Asia to North America by walking across Beringia.

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? Damm…its mad brick! Let’s Bounce!

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? The genes are the same?

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? Primary Source What a wild world it was!! To see it properly, we must board a time machine and travel back into the Ice Age. The northern half of North America was vanished, buried beneath ice sheets two miles thick. Stretching south to Kentucky, they buckle the earth’s crust with their weight… Animals grow oversize.. Elephant-eating jaguars stand tall as lions, beavers grow as big as bears, South American sloths as tall as giraffes. With aortic cold pushing so far southward, walrus bask on Virginia beaches and musk-oxen graze from Maryland to California. –Thomas Canby The Search for the first American” –What might account for the abundance of animal life that Canby describes?

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? The Effects of Agriculture Before AgricultureAfter Agriculture People hunted and gathered food. More reliable food source Families migrated in search of animals and food. Families settled down and built communities Humans spent a lot of time looking for food. Complex societies developed. How did life change after the development of agriculture? How might the establishment of agriculture have helped humans to develop new skills and interests?

Aim: How diverse is the geography of Latin America? Do Now: If you were ancient American hunter and you killed a giant Mammoth (Like Manny from Ice Age), what would make from the animal you killed? Going Camping…. Imagine you are an ancient American….it is a wild world in North America. You and your family decide its time to move south for better weather and food. You will be traveling for at least 3 months. What would you bring with you on the journey. Remember you do not have a car. You will have to carry all your belongings. You may be able to use a sled pulled by dogs but that is it. What do you take with you. Put the things that are most important at the top of your list.