2. Three Discoveries of America Archeology: the study of Ancient Peoples They learn from Artifacts

3. The First Americans How did they get here? -Crossed Beringia (a land bridge now under the Bering Strait), during the most recent Ice Age. P. 8 The first Americans were nomads, people who move from place to place.

4. They either walked or used boats along the coast of Western N. America. How they lived? -They hunted for food in bands with spears and used all parts of the animal (Bison, Mastodon, or Mammoth)

5. Over time Native populations developed farming. Maize is an early form of corn They established unique cultures. Scientists use carbon dating to determine age of artifacts.

6. The Vikings: 2 nd Discovery When? - About 1000 AD Not much known about their brief stay. Leif Eriksson-early Norse explorer who discovered Vinland-N. America.

7. 3 rd Discovery: Europeans Christopher Columbus -Born in Genoa, Italy -Wanted to reach Asia in a race against Portugal, by traveling West instead of East. -Needed a sponsor to finance him -Finally found King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to finance the voyage.

8. They gave him three ships: Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Columbus discovered America in 1492. Trip took longer because of miscalculations in the route. route.

9. He thought he’d landed in the East Indies, but had really landed on an island in the Bahamas, sometimes called the West Indies today. Columbus referred to the local people as Indians. After his death, people realized he discovered a part of the world unknown to the rest of the world and not Asia at all.