The First Americans

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Who were the First Americans?

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Hunters-Gatherers

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The First Americans were from Europe and Asia, what is another name for this area?

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Eurasia

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Approximately how many years ago did the hunter-gatherers land in America?

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40,000 years ago

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There were 2 ways that they could get to the land of North America?

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boat & Bering Strait Land Bridge

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What's the Bering Strait?

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the waterway between Asia and North America

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What's the name of this time period when the hunter-gathers traveled from Eurasia to America?

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Ice Age

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What do WE now call the First Americans?

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Native Americans

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What is an ENVIRONMENT?

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The setting or surroundings in which a person, animals, and plants live, including bodies of water such as ponds, swamps, lakes, and oceans, as well as pieces of land such as desert, plains, mountains, and the forest.

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If they lived in the plains, why would they depend on the bison so much?

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They would hunt them for food, use the skins for clothing and to cover their tepees, and use the bones for weapons and tools.

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These are sets of beliefs and a special way of life to a certain group.

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culture