Bell Ringer: Snapshot

Autobiography!• Get out your Snapshot Autobiography and BR’s/ET’s…

• Pick one of the events and answer the following questions:– 1. Why did you pick this event and not others? – 2. What made some events more

important/memorable?– 3. Was it difficult to select events? Why/why not?– 4. What types of evidence would be necessary to

corroborate that your selected event actually happened?

– 5. What happened when you asked someone about the event? Did they agree with your version? Did they remember things differently?

Lunchroom Fight

Write everything that comes to

mind when you think of “Indians”

and/or “Native Americans”

Who was here first?• Paleo-Indian– Paleo = Old

How did they get here?

• 3 Main Migration Theories-1. Land Bridge- 15,000 years ago2. Small boats from Asia- 40,000

years ago3. Early European Settlers- 17,000

years ago

1 3

2

Where did they go?• Climate Change:

– Things HEAT UP!– Large mammals die/killed– Land bridge disappears– The environment becomes diverse– The Paleo-Indians adapt depending on climate– Population grows

Diverse Cultures Emerge• Beginning of

Agriculture• Cultures begin

to emerge and separate

• Separation leads to increased misunderstandings and conflict

Lack of Unity• Differences between tribes prevent

unification• Easier for Europeans to take over

and colonize

Bell Ringer

What are the three routes historians believe the first people came to the Americas?

1 3

2

The Arctic

The Inuits

The Aleuts

The Subarctic

The Northwest Coast

California

The Plateau

The Great Basin

The Southwest

The Plains

The Northeast Woodlands

The Southeast

Exit ticket

Why is it important to learn about the

populations of people who were here before the

explorers?

Bell Ringer

What are the three ways the

first people came to

America?