HST 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hohokam, Iceage, Spanish Requirement Of 1513
Document Summary
Paleo indians were the first indigenous people to be in north and south america. Happened 12k to 15k years ago during the ice age. Started in modern russia and crossed to alaska. Were hunter/gatherers that traveled in small bands of no more than 50. This was due to the fact that it"s hard to feed and constantly move more than that many people at a time. Stayed near water to be where animals would go. Many big dumb animals were present in the time period. Big animals meant there was more food and allowed the population to grow. Caused groups to grow in size and split into more groups that traveled further and further south. This caused north and south america to become populated over time. Megafauna go extinct and more plants start to become prominent. Humanity has to become better hunters to go after the smaller, smarter animals and.
