AMH 2010 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Colony Of Virginia, Kingdom Of France, New World
20 Nov 2018
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A bridge between what is known as alaska and russia. Allowed the first settlers to arrive in america. Hunted for giant mammals and gathered various vegetation. All used similar tech: the clovis point spear. Diversification led to the archaic-indians in 8,000 bce. Technology used by all paleo-indians to create weaponry. Typically a stone head with a pointed tip that was fixated on wood for spears and later arrows. Diversification and extinction of giant mammals led to the transformatio nof paleo- Indians into archaic indians. (8,000 - 1,000 bce) Neolithic revolution led to the more modern native americans. Most diverse and highly populated of all the archaic-indian cultures. Permanent settlements, had stable food source of fish. Lived in the great basin (west but not coastal). Searching for animals to hunt, very buffalo centered. Allowed people to not get close to large animals like buffalo to kill.
