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agriculture

• 10,000 to 5,000 years ago - a revolution took place in central mexico when people started to plant crops (maize/corn)

o this would soon spread to all the americas

• now people had more time to develop other skills
• larger, more stable and complex societies were evolving
• native american cultures did remain

complex societies in the americas

• about 3,000 yrs ago - first americans began to form larger communities and civilizations

o - native american people whose civilization flourished in southern mexico (coast of gulf of mexico) in the period 1200 - 400 b.c.
o - native american people whose civilization flourished in guatemala and the yucatan peninsula between a.d. 250 and 900
o - native american people that settled in the valley of mexico in the 1200s a.d. and later developed a powerful empire.
o - native american people who created a powerful empire of 2,500 miles around 1400 a.d. along the west coast of south america

• these empires built great cities, huge palaces & pyramids, and used glyph writing
• north american groups include the and of the southwest

o the , the , and were mound builder societies
o they excelled at trade and building

1. how did the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture impact early human societies?

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1. what was the bering land bridge and how did it contribute to human migration to the new world?

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Explanation:

The transition from hunting - gathering to agriculture allowed people more time for skill - development, led to the evolution of larger, more stable and complex societies. The Bering Land Bridge was a landmass that connected Asia and North America during the Ice Age, enabling human migration to the New World as people could walk across it.

Answer:

1. The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture allowed people more time to develop other skills and led to the evolution of larger, more stable and complex societies.
2. The Bering Land Bridge was a land connection between Asia and North America during the Ice Age. It contributed to human migration to the New World by providing a pathway for people to walk across from Asia to North America.