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- 350 million years ago ice age -one big contienent -10 million years ago america shaped -2 million years ago ice connected Europe Asia and the Americas - Natives woundered spreading people all around the globe -10,000 year ago ice melted -left bodies of water all over the contienets -ice age hits raising the water lever around the world - natives trek for 250 centuries -ice age ended and the water lever rose -1942 54 million people populate both americas -5000 peope ritually killed for the crowning of the aztec chieftain -5000 B.C. corn was created out of wild grass 1200 B.C. corn hits southwest U.S. -1300 A.D. acient cultures die slowly -1492 no moire then 4 million native americans lived -Spain surches for silver -Portuguese set up in Africa to buy gold Africa = dark contient CLUMBUS! -Oct 1492 he hits bahamas -saw 4 contients Europe, asia, and both america -exchange with the native americans -europeans spread seeds form their boots -spain find the Valley of Mexico (300,000 people cramed in 10 square mile area) -Aztec and spanish fight -lots of exploration in California by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo