Ch. 1 Learning Objective: Describe the geological and geographical conditions that set the stage for the North American history

The Ice Age allowed for the people in Asia to walk across to the Americas on the Land Bridge about 35,000 years ago. Without this "bridge", the first population to have been created in the Americas would have been in 1942 when Colombus stumbled upon the Americas. The Ice Age also seperated the once all one giant continent Pangea into the 7 different continents there is now. The Ice Age allowed for Colombus to bring back raw materials like gold and silver to Europe. It left the Americas rich with materials needed for building the future of the continent and making it what it is today.