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Worlds Collide: Europe, Africa, and America
Chapter 1
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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
Bering Land Bridge
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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/
Migration
Across Bering Land Bridge ( ) south and east
Native Culture by 1500’s
• million in the Americas
– (high estimates of 100m)
• Present day US/Canada = in 1492
– Europe had – Africa had
World Populations
55
80
60Americas
Europe
Africa
•Mayans in Yucatan
•Incas in Peru
•Aztecs in Mesoamerica
Amerindians
North American Native Cultures
• Semi-sedentary/semi-nomadic– Small, scattered settlements with migration with
mixed economy
North American Native Cultures
• Diverse societies semi-sedentary/semi-nomadic– Mixed economies
• Farming, hunting, gathering• Trade networks
– Built villages/towns– Diverse languages– Religious beliefs
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
Recreated Kiva exterior & interior
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