COMM 203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pleistocene
31 Aug 2016
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Came mostly from asia (also africa, europe and east asian islands) Traveled by the bering strait, which existed between 36,000 and 32,000 years ago and 23,000 and 10,000 years ago. Indigenous people were said to have lived in the pleistocene or ice age. Indigenous people moved southward and eastward to fill up the inhabitable land of. New groups of people would form when one band would split from another to find a new food source. By the time the europeans arrived, the native americans had a greater linguistic diversity than in any other part of the world. The native s culture changed as they found the most efficient way to generate food and other resources. Agriculture - the control of the life of plants. How domesticating plants affected native american societies. Spread of maize, beans and squash provided a well-balanced diet, spurring population growth. Caused large groups to split off and form separate societies.
