Aim: How did various cultures develop from the nomads who crossed Beringia?

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Aim: How did various cultures develop from the nomads who

crossed Beringia?

Routes of Early Americans

• 1. Where did the nomads travel to?

• A. Out of Asia and into North America and South America.

2. What civilizations developed in South America?

• A. Olmec….Gulf of Mexico region• B. Maya…Southern Mexico• C. Aztec…Central Mexico• D. Inca… Andes Mountains along the West

coast of South America.

Olmec

Maya

Aztec

Inca

3. What is similar about these 3 native South American cultures?

• A. They were each civilizations.• B. They were each advanced.• C. They evolved from the original nomads

who crossed Beringia.

Summary Question: What are the 5 characteristics of a CIVILIZATION?

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