The map to the left depicts the migration of Indians across the Bering Strait, down through North America, and into South America. It is widely accepted that during the ice age a land bridge appeared between what is now Russia and Alaska. Travelers crossed that land bridge, likely following food (buffalo?). So the 'Indians' that were found by the Europeans in North and South America originally came to the Americas across the Bering Strait. By looking at the map you can see how the Incan civilization of western South America had their origin in the people group that migrated across the Bering Strait.
Historians generally believe that human civilization began either in Mesopotamia (near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers) or in Africa. Assuming that civilization began in Mesopotamia, it is believed that humans spread out across the Middle East, into Asia, and eventually across the Bering straight into the Americas.
Since humanity has a common origin in a creator God, it is reasonable to conclude that a memory of that creator God might be present in the traditions of peoples as they spread across the earth. That is the essence of premise 3.
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