Chapter 1, Section 1

Early Peoples(Pages 16-19)

Main Idea

• Migration to the Americas

• Causes• 1.Following herds in search of food• 2.Searching for alternate sources

of food when large animals died out

Effects

• 1. Fishing communities established• 2. Development of farming

techniques• 3. Stable communities established

• 4. More advanced cultures developed

Sequencing Events

• - 28,000 B.C. Asian hunters enter North America

• - 10,000 B.C. Last Ice Age ends• - 7000 B.C. Farming develops in

Mexico• - 3000 B.C. Early villages

established in Mexico

The Journey From Asia(pages 16-18)

• Crossing the Land Bridge- During the Ice Age, sea water was

frozen in ice, which made sea levels lower and opened a land

bridge

• In Search of Hunting Grounds

- These first Americans moved from place to place searching for food. It

took many centuries for them to cross

• Hunting for Food - Warmer overall temperatures

made the sea levels rise, which covered the land bridge with water. At the same time, the large game animals that the first Americans hunted died out

Terms to Know

- Archaeology – the study of ancient peoples

- Artifacts – things left behind by early people – stone tools, weapons etc.

- Ice Age – periods of very cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered with ice

Terms to Know cont.

- Migration – movement of a large number of people into a new homeland

- Nomads – people who move from place to place

Academic Vocabulary

- Expose – to deprive of shelter, protection, or care

- Environment – the physical, social, or cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community

Settling Down (pages 18-19)- Summarizing

• Planting Seeds - When large animals disappeared, native Americans turned to hunting small game, fishing, and gathering grains and berries.- About 9,000 years ago, people in Mexico began planting and raising maize, which led to population growth

Summarizing cont.

• Early Communities- farming peoples began to settle down rather than moving around;

farming spread to other areas

Summarizing cont.

• The Growth of Cultures- Farming changed peoples’ lives

and culture

Terms to Know

• 1. culture• 2. nomadic• 3. Maize• 4. carbon dating

Academic Vocabulary

community – a group of people who live together and share ways of life

Complex – something that can be difficult to learn because it has many parts that are connected to eachn other

Section Wrap-up

How did the first people arrive in the Americas?

- By crossing a land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska

Section Wrap-up cont.

What discovery changed the lives of early Native Americans?

- Learning to grow food changed the lives of the early Native Americans