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What is the estimated time frame for the first Indigenous peoples crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas?
What is the estimated time frame for the first Indigenous peoples crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas?
- 50,000 years ago
- 10,000 years ago
- 20,000 years ago
- 35,000 years ago (correct)
Which territory is NOT mentioned as an Indigenous territory in North America?
Which territory is NOT mentioned as an Indigenous territory in North America?
- Inuit Territory
- Algonquin Territory
- Sioux Territory (correct)
- Iroquois Territory
What geographic feature was crucial for the migration of Indigenous peoples into the Americas?
What geographic feature was crucial for the migration of Indigenous peoples into the Americas?
- The Gulf of Mexico
- The Rocky Mountains
- The Bering Strait (correct)
- The Atlantic Ocean
What factor contributed to the Indigenous peoples’ migration across the Bering Strait?
What factor contributed to the Indigenous peoples’ migration across the Bering Strait?
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What is one of the characteristics that Indigenous peoples developed after settling in the Americas?
What is one of the characteristics that Indigenous peoples developed after settling in the Americas?
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Study Notes
Indigenous Peoples' Experience and Colonization
- Indigenous peoples inhabited the Americas long before European arrival.
- Indigenous peoples originated in Asia.
- They migrated via the Bering Strait (Beringia).
- The Bering Strait was covered in ice until the glaciers melted 10,000 years ago.
- The first Indigenous peoples crossed over about 35,000 years ago.
- Indigenous peoples settled throughout the Americas, developing diverse languages and cultures.
- The map highlights the approximate territories of the Algonquin, Iroquois, and Inuit peoples, as well as the Hudson Bay region.
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