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1 Worlds Collide: Europe, Africa, and America Chapter 1

2 Key Ideas

3 Arrival Main migration was years ago –(some historians argue as long as 40,000) Over land bridge Land bridge across Bering Sea ( ) Moved and through Americas following wildlife

4 Bering Land Bridge ( )

5 Animation of Bering Land Bridge Manley, W.F., 2002, Postglacial Flooding of the Bering Land Bridge: A Geospatial Animation: INSTAAR, University of Colorado, v1, http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge. http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge/

6 Migration Across Bering Land Bridge ( )  south and east

7 Native Culture by 1500’s million in the Americas –(high estimates of 100m) Present day US/Canada = in 1492 –Europe had –Africa had

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9 Mayans in Yucatan Incas in Peru Aztecs in Mesoamerica Amerindians

10 North American Native Cultures Semi-sedentary/semi-nomadic –Small, scattered settlements with migration with mixed economy

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12 North American Native Cultures Diverse societies  semi-sedentary/semi- nomadic –Mixed economies Farming, hunting, gathering Trade networks –Built villages/towns –Diverse languages –Religious beliefs

13 Regional North American Cultures: Pueblo Rio Grande Valley Hohokam and Anasazi developed established communities thousands of years before Europeans arrived Europeans  referred to them as “Pueblos” –Elaborate irrigation systems –Multi-storied and terraced dwellings

14 Recreated Kiva exterior & interior

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