Why did early humans migrate to new places? A. Wild animals forced them to seek safer homes. B. They needed new lands to plant crops. C. They followed animal herds that moved as the seasons changed. D. They moved to escape more powerful groups of people.

It is theorized that early humans migrated to new places as they followed animal herds that moved as the seasons changed (C). This is the theory as to how humans came to inhabit the Americas after crossing over a land bridge in the Bering Strait while following animal herds.