1. The First Americans

2. What is Archaeology?
The Study of Ancient Peoples

3. Artifacts
Jewelry
Tools
Weapons

4. The Ice Age and the land bridge
The most Recent one lasted 90,000 years.
Glaciers
The Land Bridge
Several have occurred during the Earth’s Formation.

5. The Forming of a Land Bridge

6. Discovered the Bering Strait
Vitus Bering ( )
Danish
Sent by Peter I to explore the extension
of Siberia (Kamchatkan Expedition) in 1725
Served in the Russian Navy
Discovered the Bering Strait

7. Migration
Why do people migrate?
Nomads

8. Farming
Maize (Corn)
Beans
Squash

9. Carbon Dating

10. Civilization Defined Government Religion Calendar
Alphabet (System of Writing)

11. South American Civilizations
Olmec
Maya
Aztec(Tenochtitlan)
Inca (Cuzco)

12. Signs from the Gods

13. Class Discussion Do you think our civilization could die out? How?
Why?