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The First Americans OooooooooooAhhhhhhhhhh
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Section 1- The Earliest Americans
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These are people who study the remains of the past human life
They study cultures which are values, attitudes and customs of a group
The Archaeologist
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The first Americans crossed a thousand mile wide bridge known as Beringia which connected North America to Alaska Most likely they were just following food
and herds of Caribou which is like a deer or a moose
The Beringia
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The ICE AGE!!!
What is it?
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The Oldest Site in the United States is……..
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Nomads are people who do not live in one place They travel around These people were the ones that settled
America first Clovis Point
Over time, these individuals developed better tools
This was a shaved stone that was used to hunt
The Nomads
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What happened to Beringia?
Can anyone guess? It melted…….
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Section 2- People of Mesoamerica and South
AmericaLearning about the
Olmecs, Myans, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas
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These were a people who were the strongest early settlement We have learned a ton of stuff
They left us carved jade and stone Pillars, stone heads, figurines, pottery Even have hieroglyphics
Which is a system of writing
The Olmecs
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Where they Lived
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Statues
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Architecture
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Go to other powerpoint!!!!
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Around AD 250 this huge civilization rose They were extremely intelligent and powerful
They built pyramids, sculptures Ruled for 600 years They were experts in astronomy
The study of space and the planets They were great architects
Builders
The Mayans (Quick facts)
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Ruled from 1200 AD- 1521 They had a powerful military- armed forces They were builders
Built canals, bridges, roads, buildings They had artisans
A skilled worker
Aztecs
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Began around 1200 CE Ruled southern Peru in south America Builders, lawmakers, warrior
Incas (quick facts)
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Section 3The Southwestern People
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Indians did not just live in Mesoamerica, they also lived in the Southwestern America.
Introduction
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They began to live about 300 BCE They were around till 1000 CE
They lived in Arizona Build many irrigation canals
A system of watering crops that uses canals or ditches of water
They had spots and rituals - an action that takes place during a ceremony
The Hohokam
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Mogollon
Began around 200 BCE Lived in Arizona and Southern New Mexico
Were farmers Build houses on bluffs, mesas (flat topped height),
or on high grounds Built underground "pit houses" that were the earliest
kivas- a large underground room used for ceremonies
They were the first southwestern people to make pottery
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Began around 100 CE Arizona New Mexico Utah, Colorado
Grew corn and hunted
Chaco Canyon Anasazi
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By 900 CE the main settlement was Chaco Canyon (Now North Central America)
Called "cliff dwellers" Dwellings (a home) were made of the same material as
the cliffs Farmers
Caught the water from the rainfall off the cliff They were religious (relating to a belief in a higher being)
They had ceremonies that helped with rain fall. Eventually drought cased them to leave their homes
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They lived on the sides of high mesas in southwestern Colorado
Built thousands of dams on small streams Even build a stone-lined reservoir- a large
place used to store water It could hold almost two million gallons of
water
Mesa Verde Anasazi
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Lived from 1100 to 1300 in Northwestern Arizona Masters of pottery and weaving
How they struggled There was warfare Drought
They moved to the Rio Grande
Kayenta Anasazi
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They had descendants- one who comes from a group of people The Pueblos
One group of today's pueblos are the Hopi in Northwestern Arizona Hopi's are known for their kachina rituals
Katchina is the spirit of an ancestor
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Why were the Hohokam able to farm dry land? They build miles of irrigation
Who were the first southwestern people to make pottery? The Mogollon
Which people were called "Cliff Dwellers" The Anasazi
How did the Mesa Verde Anasazi get water for farming? Building dams and reservoirs
How were the lifestyles of Hohokam, Mogllon, and Anasazi alike? All were farmers in what is today the southwestern united
states
Review
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Section 4The Adena-Hopewell Mound Builders
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700 BCE a group of Indians began building Burial mounds in the Ohio River Valley They were called the Adena
They also filled these mounds with tablets, tobacco (a plant that some people chew or smoke), and pipes
Introduction
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Burial Mounds
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Burial Mounds
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Burial Mounds
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They were direct descendants of the Adena Differences
They never built big cities like other Indians Their largest settlement only had 400 people
They build burial mounds in far greater detail
The Hopewell
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The mounds They were built in shapes of animals
Snakes Lizards birds Panthers Even Humans
They also traded with settlements
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Section 5The Mississippi, Plains, and Northwest
Civilizations
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There was a discovery of burial grounds in the lower Mississippi River Valley Build as early as 4500 BCE. There were numerous settlements there People who lived in this area were among
the first known to have cultivated plants They would use barley for food
It was the most advanced civilization in eastern North America
Introduction
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Near western Illinois, Middle Mississippians built Monks Mound at Cahokia It is very large
It was a major trade center for the Mississippians near the River 40,000 people lived there at one time
By 1500's it was nearly deserted though
What were the Cahokia and Moundville
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There are many descendants of the Mississippians Cherokees are one
They still hold certain customs Green Corn Ceremony
Held Every year Iroquois
Believed to be descendants as well It was a large tribe Lived in the North West
Descendants of the Mississippians
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The Plains Indians
They are nomadic and they settled as well They traveled but created villages as well
They were traders They adopted customs from the Hopewell
Pottery for instance Some tribes of Plains Indians
Hidatsa Mandan Pawnee
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People’s of the Pacific Northwest
Began around AD 400 Included
Tlingit Haida Tsimshian Kwakiutl Nootka
They were known for their totem poles Tall colorful objects that had religious meaning to some
of these people Inuit and Eskimo
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Definition the fact or condition of being accountable;
responsibility Synonyms
Responsibility Liability Answerability
Accountability!!!!