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