The First Americas

Pathway to The Americas

In the past people believed America was connected to the other parts of the world. 

During the Ice Age all of Earth's water was frozen and many glaciers were formed.    As more and more water froze, it created what we call "The Ice Bridge,"  They call this bridge "Beringia"  People would use the bridge to cross to Asia for hunting.  Once the Ice Age was over, the bridge melted.  The Ice Age ended
 about 10,000 years ago.

Hunting and Gathering 

Hunters in America were always moving. They wouldn't just hunt. They would fish, pick berries and gathered roots and fruits. They hunted animals such as Caribou, Antelope, Woolly Mammoths and Bison. The most difficult to hunt was the Woolly Mammoth which many hunters were needed to kill this animal, Some Woolly Mammoths could weigh up to 9 tons! An animal this big could supply people with meat for eating, wool for clothing and bones for tools. After the Ice Age many animals like the Woolly Mammoth became extinct.