Transcript words to know……..

WORDS TO KNOW……..
prehistoric -The time before there were any written records.
migrate - Some Prehistoric people walked across the Beringia Land Bridge.
They followed and hunted the giant mammoths. Some prehistoric people used boats like
kayaks.
Kayaks were probably made from bone frames and covered with animal
skins. Animals also migrated across Beringia.
ice age - A time when much of the earth was covered with glaciers.
C.E.
B.C.E.
CIRCA
The Common Era." The Common Era begins
with the year 1. This is the year we assume
Christ was born. Until recently, this period of time
has been called "A.D." ("Anno Domini") which is
Latin for "in the year of our Lord."
Before the Common Era." Any time before
the year 1 is noted as "Before the
Common Era." Until recently, this period
of time has been called before the
Christian Era.
"At about the time of..."
WORDS TO KNOW……..
CULTURE-- IS A WAY OF LIFE SHARED BY PEOPLE
WITH SIMILAR ARTS, BELIEFS, AND CUSTOMS.
EXAMPLES?
DOMESTICATION– IS THE PRACTICE OF BREEDING PLANTS OR
TAMING ANIMALS FOR HUMAN USE.
EXAMPLES?
IRRIGATION– THE PRACTICE OF BRINGING WATER TO CROPS.
WORDS TO KNOW……..
TECHNOLOGY– IS THE USE OF TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO MEET
HUMAN NEEDS.
EXAMPLES:
SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE—FARMERS CHOP DOWN TREES
AND THEN BURN THEM ON THE PLOT OF LAND JUST CLEARED.
EXAMPLES:
Mexico footprints could be a giant archaeological step
Archaeologists expressed caution Wednesday about the reported
discovery of 40,000-year-old human footprints in central Mexico.
If the age of the footprints is verified by scientists outside the discovery team,
the find would be a scientific blockbuster, rewriting the story of human
migration into the New World.
An international team of archaeologists, led by Silvia Gonzalez of the
United Kingdom's Liverpool John Moores University,
Artifact- tool or object left behind
by humans.
Announced 2005/ not verfied
Independently!
Discovered by archaeologists who study
the past by examining things people left
Behind.
THEORIES ABOUT HOW HUMANS
ARRIVED
IN
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA?
WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS---
www.beringia.com/iceage.htm
Dates BC
Beringia
"Land Bridge"
Coastal Route Mackenzie Corridor
38,000-34,000
accessible (open)
open
closed
34,000-30,000
submerged (closed)
open
open
30,000-22,000
accessible (open)
closed
open
22,000-15,000
accessible (open)
open
closed
open
open
15,000 BC - today submerged (closed)
MAMMOTH MIGRATION
PRE-HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTS
NOMADIC ---HUNTERS AND GATHERS
HOW
DO
GROUPS
FARMERS----GATHERS----HUNTERS
PROGRESS?
WHAT
CITY DWELLERS
DOES
CIVILIZATION?
IT TAKE?