Chapter 1: Old Worlds and New

1.1. What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America before Europeans arrived?

Place the following major events and processes from the early history of the Americas in chronological order. Start by choosing the first item in the sequence and clicking, dragging, or using your keyboard to select it.

Drag the items below into the box above in the correct order, starting with the first item in the sequence.

- Hunters and fishers cross the Bering Land Bridge from Siberia to Alaska.
- Glaciers begin to melt, submerging the land bridge between Asia and North America.
- Agriculture emerges in Mesoamerica and the Andes.

Paleo-Indian Era: The Paleo-Indian era marked the earliest period of human presence in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles and the use of Clovis points for hunting megafauna.

Archaic and Woodland Periods: Following the Paleo-Indian era, the Archaic and Woodland periods saw the development of plant domestication and the emergence of agriculture, particularly centered around the Mesoamerican Triad of corn, beans, and squash.

Regional Diversity: Pre-European contact in North America showcased diverse cultures with distinct subsistence strategies, kinship relations, and material cultures across different regions on the continent.

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