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Native Cultures. Chapter 2.2. Culture area. Map is divided up into culture areas and within that area are various Native tribes. 5,000 years ago corn was tiny (about the size of a human finger). Natives developed dozen varieties. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 2.2NATIVE CULTURES
Map is divided up into culture areas and within that area are various Native tribes.
CULTURE AREA
• 5,000 years ago corn was tiny (about the size
of a human finger). Natives developed dozen
varieties. • Natives also traded
among each other traveling up to 1,000
miles- this created diffusion and spread
farming skills.
Climate, Resources, and Culture
• Climate and natural resources shaped Native American cultures in different regions.
• It determined the food they grew, animals they hunted, clothes they wore, houses they lived in, and ultimate shaped all their basic needs.
• Frozen Seas and ice made this an Artic Region
• Short summers• Used drift wood for shelter- pit houses• Used sea oil lamps for warmth• Clothes made out of fur (waterproof by seal skin)
• Hunted mountain sheep and rabbits
NORTH AND PLATEAU
• Plenty of fish near seas• Abundant of trees from forest (used for canoes and houses)
• Plenty of food allowed people to stay in one place
• This allowed tribes to developed social classes or family statuses
• Potlatch
NORTHWEST
• Warm moist climate • Hunted, fished, and farmed fertile soil• Strawberry, little corn, mulberry, deer, turkey, and bear
• Natchez
SOUTHEAST
Shared Belief
• Respect nature• People are bond to the earth• Natives respected the natural world• Must adapt THEIR ways in order to survive
• Each group even had special ceremonies
Iroquois Confederacy• “The People of the Long House”• 150 long and 20 feet wide 12 or more
families lived in them• Women had a special place in Iroquoian
society• Choose clan leaderFive nations:
MOHAWKSENECAONONDAGAONEIDACAYUGA
• They agreed to end the fighting between themselves
• 50 chosen leaders would make decision for the tribes