Two Routes to the Americas | The Great Human Race

after being trapped on the Bering Land

after being trapped on the Bering Land Bridge for several thousand years our

Bridge for several thousand years our

Bridge for several thousand years our ancestors headed south in search of

ancestors headed south in search of

ancestors headed south in search of warmer climates and better food sources

warmer climates and better food sources

warmer climates and better food sources once people made it across the land

once people made it across the land

once people made it across the land bridge it was like the floodgates opened

bridge it was like the floodgates opened

bridge it was like the floodgates opened up

up

up Kent and I are splitting up to represent

Kent and I are splitting up to represent

Kent and I are splitting up to represent two of the major migration routes into

two of the major migration routes into

two of the major migration routes into North America as the Ice Age came to an

North America as the Ice Age came to an

North America as the Ice Age came to an end the coastal glaciers melted allowing

end the coastal glaciers melted allowing

end the coastal glaciers melted allowing humans to migrate south by boat later an

humans to migrate south by boat later an

humans to migrate south by boat later an interior corridor opened up in the ice

interior corridor opened up in the ice

interior corridor opened up in the ice providing a land route into the Americas

I’m taking an interior route through the

I’m taking an interior route through the thick lush temperate rainforests

thick lush temperate rainforests

thick lush temperate rainforests beautiful and harsh the coastal route is

beautiful and harsh the coastal route is

beautiful and harsh the coastal route is a much faster route than the inland

a much faster route than the inland

a much faster route than the inland route but it’s a lot more treacherous

route but it’s a lot more treacherous

route but it’s a lot more treacherous this is the one I’ve been takin the

this is the one I’ve been takin the

this is the one I’ve been takin the Pacific Northwest was one of the first

Pacific Northwest was one of the first

Pacific Northwest was one of the first areas to be populated in America when

areas to be populated in America when

areas to be populated in America when humans arrived here they found a

humans arrived here they found a

humans arrived here they found a bountiful resource that would one day

bountiful resource that would one day

bountiful resource that would one day create empires salmon because of this

create empires salmon because of this

create empires salmon because of this abundant salmon resource here in the

abundant salmon resource here in the

abundant salmon resource here in the Pacific Northwest and the way that

Pacific Northwest and the way that

Pacific Northwest and the way that people dealt with it prehistoric Lee

people dealt with it prehistoric Lee

people dealt with it prehistoric Lee complex societies developed everything

complex societies developed everything

complex societies developed everything from almost kings down to slaves now

from almost kings down to slaves now

from almost kings down to slaves now bill and cat will each take one of these

bill and cat will each take one of these

bill and cat will each take one of these migratory paths and meet at a river

migratory paths and meet at a river

migratory paths and meet at a river mouth to capitalize on the salmon run

mouth to capitalize on the salmon run

mouth to capitalize on the salmon run before the season ends