1. Aim: How did Civilization first come to the Americas? Do Now: Imagine an island. An island that is surrounded by water, completely empty aside from plants and animal life, and has no land routes to access it. How would you get there? Brainstorm ideas to solve the problem.

2. Key Words to think About… Migrate Paleo-Indians Bering Strait Diversity Ice Age Culture

3. The First Americans Paleo-Indians. 15,000 years ago, migrated to America during an Ice Age. They crossed the Bering Strait in search of food. -An ice bridge between the Americas and Siberia.

4. The Bering Strait To America!

5. Migration to the Americas

6. 12,000 years ago: The Ice Age began to thaw. As the temperature warmed, life began to change for the first Americans. Key Question: What were some of the effects of the Ice Age ending? Don’t know? Take a guess! An Age Ends… Uh-oh…

7. Effects of the Ice Age 1. 12000 Years Ago: Ice Age Ended 2. Led to Warmer Weather 3. Environment Diversified, created more food 6. Population spread further across N. America and Into S. America 5. Population began to grow 4. Better diets for Native Americas 7. Varying climates and geographic regions led to the development of many different Native American cultures in the Americas. Ex., Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas, Sioux, Blackfoot, Iroquois, Apache, Algonquians…