1 Aug 288820 PM America In The Beginning Who were the first Americans? How and why did they come here? 30,000 years ago During a period of low temperatures called an __________ The world was covered in _________ or sheets of ice. This caused ocean levels to ________ and expose __________. In the Bering straight a ________ ________ appeared connecting ________________& ___________________ This land bridge is known as __________. Animals like mammoths crossed the bridge or ___________ to the America's. Siberia (Asia) Click here for video Info in video applies to all regions not just California ice age glaciers drop land land bridge Asia (Siberia) North America Beringia migrated Aug 2811019 PM What happened when they came to America? How did they meet their new needs? America In The Beginning Hunter's in Asia who moved from place to place to find food or _____________ followed the mammoths and spread out or ___________ to the America's The ice age ended ____________ up glaciers causing water levels to __________ covering up the _________ ________. Some animals died off like ____________. Living in many different parts of the Americas the Natives needed to adjust or _________ to every thing in the new surroundings that made up each of their own _____________ in order to __________. migrated nomads warmingrise land bridge mammoths adapt environments survive2 Aug 298800 AM America In The Beginning Living in many different parts of the Americas the Natives used the different natural ___________ in their own different environments for food, clothing, and shelter. Different groups in different environments developed their own beliefs and ways of life or _______________. Groups in the same environments adapted similar life styles, and language creating _______ _________. Many Native American have these things in common. 1. Nature has a ________. 2. No one can own __________. 4. Only use what is __________. 5. __________ was important to most societies How did Native Americans adjust to the new environments? What did they have in common? resources culture cultural region spirit land needed trade Aug 1111141 AM Student A Student B Student C Student D Student A Student B Student C Student D3 Aug 299919 PM North West Coast Weather: long cold winters cool summers heavy rainfall Natural Resources: oceans, beaches thick forests of fir, spruce, cedar, rugged mountains, seafood, salmon deer, moose, bear, elk, beaver and mountain goats return to map Culture descriptions 1: · Cedar canoes to hunt fenced in salmon laying eggs. · Cedar rope, mats and baskets · Shell needles, wedges, sledge hammers, drills and knifes to carve wooden masks. · Cedar water proof clothing like capes with · Decorative shell buttons · Shelter: lived near the coast · Cedar Long Houses with cedar bark roofs Aug 299919 PM California Weather: rainy winters hot dry summers Natural Resources: ocean, coasts, foothills, valleys, deserts, mountains, acorns, oak trees, grass, plants redwood trees, salmon, seafood, shellfish, deer, rabbits, ducks, roots berries and pine nuts return to map Culture descriptions 3: · Bows and arrows, snares, nets · Cooking stones to heat acorn meal · Antlers tools · Grass and leather aprons and skirts · Cone shaped huts made of redwood bark, poles, · and reeds woven into mats4 Aug 299919 PM Great Basin Weather: little rain hot during the day cold at night Natural Resources: mostly dessert low areas surrounded by mountains at the edges with valleys that had seasonal lakes and streams plants that need little water like grasses, sagebrush, pinon trees, at the outer edges pine trees, and willow small animals rabbits, lizards, grasshoppers, snakes sometimes ducks , duck eggs during certain seasons seeds,berries pine nuts, roots, cattail return to map Cultural description 5: · Water baskets sealed with tree sap · Floating duck decoys, nets, sharp sticks · Flat baskets for catching seeds · Rabbit robes in winter · Nomadic temporary cone shelters of · willow, brush and reeds Aug 299919 PM Plateau Weather: rainy winters hot dry summers Natural Resources: ocean/coast foothills valley's deserts mountains acorns, oak trees grass, and plants redwood trees salmon/seafood/shellfish deer, rabbits, ducks, roots berries, pine nuts Weather: long cold winters comfortable summers Natural Resources: mountains, dense forests in areas, flatter in the center with drier grass lands, rivers, driftwood, mud, dirt, grass, sage brush fish, antelope, deer, seeds onions, carrots, camas roots, and salmon return to map Cultural description 7: · Woven baskets · Willow digging sticks · Wooden fishing platforms with nets, · and spears for salmon · Antelope and deer hide leggings, and · dresses and skirts, · Woven hats with seed and shell designs · Partly under ground huts of driftwood, mud, sap, · and reeds5 Aug 299919 PM Great Plains Weather: rainy winters hot dry summers Natural Resources: ocean/coast foothills valley's deserts mountains acorns, oak trees grass, and plants redwood trees salmon/seafood/shellfish deer, rabbits, ducks, roots berries, pine nuts Weather: cold winters hot summers Natural Resources: mountains surrounding edges, treeless grasslands in the center, east more water and softer soil, west drier dense grass, Buffalo and smaller animals return to map Culture description 6: · Bow made of buffalo tendon and arrows · V shaped stone trap · Bone knives · Shields, · Buffalo robes and hides · Tipis Aug 299919 PM South West Weather: rainy winters hot dry summers Natural Resources: ocean/coast foothills valley's deserts mountains acorns, oak trees grass, and plants redwood trees salmon/seafood/shellfish deer, rabbits, ducks, roots berries, pine nuts Weather: high temperatures little rain dry/arid Natural Resources: mountains, canyons, desserts, flat top mesas rivers, little water, clay, brightly colored plants, cotton, corn, beans, squash, peppers, and rabbits return to map Culture descriptions 2: · Pueblo Adobe (sun baked clay) "apartment" style homes up to 4 stories with hundreds of rooms. · Cotton clothes, dyed fabric using plants and minerals · Men dug irrigation ditches, and dams to hold summer rain. · Women grind corn kernels into cornmeal. · Clay pots to cook stew6 Aug 299919 PM Eastern Woodlands Weather: rainy winters hot dry summers Natural Resources: ocean/coast foothills valley's deserts mountains acorns, oak trees grass, and plants redwood trees salmon/seafood/shellfish deer, rabbits, ducks, roots berries, pine nuts Weather: snowy winters , rain Natural Resources: rivers, ocean, coasts, lots of lakes and streams, Forests, plants, maple trees, elm, deer, bears, beavers, birds, fish, corn, sunflowers, tobacco, vegetables, nuts, and berries return to map Cultural description 4: · Long House: logfraame houses covered with elm bark, 20 feet wide and over 100 feet long. · Several related families live in sections of the house. · Skirts, capes, and moccasins made out of deer skins. · Men traveled and fished in log canoes and speared fish. · Trapped beavers, hunted deer, bear, caught birds, · Men burned small sections of trees and underbrush for farming. · Women did the hoeing and planting. · Women ground corn with wooden sticks. · Grew corn, beans and squash · Maple syrup · Wooden storage canisters. Aug 299919 PM South East Weather: rainy winters hot dry summers Natural Resources: ocean/coast foothills valley's deserts mountains acorns, oak trees grass, and plants redwood trees salmon/seafood/shellfish deer, rabbits, ducks, roots berries, pine nuts Weather: long warm humid summers mild winters Natural Resources: rivers, oceans, coasts, Fertile coastal plains, mountains, swamps, trees, clay, shells, corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, sunflowers, sweet potatoes, squirrels, rabbits, turkeys, deer, alligators, turtles, wild rice, and persimmons return to map Cultural description 8: · Towns with houses in a rectangular frame, pointed · roofs of leaves, strips of young trees woven and · plastered with clay. · Burial mounds and temple mounds · Clothing deer skin. · Jewelry of stones, shells, feathers, pearls, bones, and clay. · Women farmed with hoes made of stone, shell or · animal shoulder blades. · Men hunted with small blow guns, bows and arrows.Attachments Shortcut to Migration_Into_North_America.asf.lnk