PaleoIndians How have the continents have changed Pangaea

Paleo-Indians

How have the continents have changed? Pangaea – one large continent

By 65 million years ago… • Pangaea was breaking into smaller pieces of land… What happened to animals on these continents as they broke apart?

Land Bridges • The world was changing. • The Ice Age had begun. – Plants were dying because of the cold. – Animals were in search of food. – These Animals migrated across land bridges.

People also migrated and the first people to migrate into North America were called the Paleo-Indians Time Period: 12, 000 B. C. – 6, 000 B. C. Group work

What did the Native Americans use in their environment? • • Ice Age = cold climate & few plants Lots of rocks, dirt, sticks, wood Moved to find more plants and trees Made sure they were near water (river or streams)

What did they use for shelters? • • • Small camps near rivers or streams Used caves and rocks (Rock-shelters) Sometimes animal skin as a cover Moved often Camps were temporary

What did they eat? Where did it come from? • Had to hunt in groups • Very few plants • Large animals – Mastadon – Bear – Mammoth – Bison - Ox - Horse - Caribou - Camel

What was their culture like? • Lived in small groups at camps – Families still stayed together – No leaders – Men were the hunters • Nomads -a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons • Travelled often to East

What did they use from nature to create weapons and tools? • Rocks, stones, sticks • Used animal bones and antlers • Spearhead on a stick to hunt – Called Clovis points