Chapter 1: A Continent of Villages Outline ? Settling the Continent o???Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans ?Indios? because he thought that he had landed in India ??????????Who Are the Indian People? o???The term ?Indian? refers to a variety of different cultures (over 2000), with hundreds of different languages and different ways of living. o???Indians had long, dark hair, almond shaped eyes and tan skin. o???After the realization that America was not a part of Asia a debate began over how people got there. o???Joseph de Acosta said that since there were old world animals in the new world, humans must have crossed a land bridge with them. ??????????Migration from Asia
Chapter 1 Note Out of Many AP Edition 5th
Chapter 1: A Continent of Villages Outline ? Settling the Continent o???Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans ?Indios? because he thought that he had landed in India ??????????Who Are the Indian People? o???The term ?Indian? refers to a variety of different cultures (over 2000), with hundreds of different languages and different ways of living. o???Indians had long, dark hair, almond shaped eyes and tan skin. o???After the realization that America was not a part of Asia a debate began over how people got there. o???Joseph de Acosta said that since there were old world animals in the new world, humans must have crossed a land bridge with them. ??????????Migration from Asia
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