Paleo-Indians

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Paleo-Indians
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How have the continents have changed?
Pangaea one large continent
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By 65 million years ago

• Pangaea was breaking into smaller pieces of land

What happened to animals on these continents as
they broke apart?
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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.

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People also migrated and the first people to
migrate into North America were called
thePaleo-IndiansTime Period 12,000 B.C.
6,000 B.C.

• Group work

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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)

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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

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What did they eat? Where did it come from?

• Had to hunt in groups
• Very few plants
• Large animals
• Mastadon - Ox
• Bear - Horse
• Mammoth - Caribou
• Bison - Camel

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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

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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