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ERA Three* Worlds Meet 300 Maye cilzaton dominates Berta Aner, Beginnings to 1620 12,000 Later migrations fom Asia | hana cons rade bern and peraps Europe begin. | West ana Worn Arica ek A AA 2SOpO Cm AE 12,000 5.C NY A 80.0 900 25,000 x. ° Envligst Americans may have migrated om Asa hokam ciation a io Noth Amelia The Long Journey to the Americas The first h inhabitants reached North and South Am Africa, Europe, and Asia were populated. ica long af During the last Iee Age, sea level dropped. People could walk from Asia to what is now Alaska. ‘Some then walked to warmer parts 0/ North America by an ice-free route east of : the Rocky Mountains. eee ar Most people, however, probably came | Today in boats. ‘They followed the edge of (CMa ibe ent the ice: most of them from Asa, some from Europe CHANGING SEA LeveL ‘ea level dropped during the Ice Ages, exposing dy land at the Bering Strait. When the ce later melted, the seas ose. WERE THESE THE EARLIEST JOURNEYS? lee Age, 16,000 8. Possible Migration ( Senice, permanent Routes Sstaice winter only 0 28,000-23,000 8. [Da chaser orice sheet

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