HIST 2055 : Hist2055 Exam 1 Notes 1
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Lecture 1: america before columbus: questions, what"s in a name, names for native peoples. In australia: aborigines: america: indians, native americans, amerindians, tribe- name often-giving too native ethnic groups, but tribe doesn"t apply here. They have their own concepts, usually language, & religions: origins, bering land bridge- closed 6,000 years ago. Explains how first wave of people migrated to america. Closest point between russia and america: genetic information has told us more about native americans in the last. 30 years more than archeology ever has: humans started coming to america 20,000 years ago, the bridge closed 6,000 years ago. We can assume human life began functionally living in america between 40,000 and 16,000 years ago: the maya and inca (aztecs) same genetic people of north america meaning same genetic ancestors, first wave was a massive wave. The second wave was the largest and most culturally diverse around 12,000 years ago.
