OBJECTIVE 11/20:SWBAT classify early civilizations in the United States

and discuss their development.

PG. 70PG. 70

Intro: Copy and answer the questions:

1)Who were the first people to live in the US?

2) How do you think the first people arrived in the US?

Key TermsFour Corners: A region where Colorado, Utah,

New Mexico, and Arizona meet.Adobe: Large houses made of sundried brick.Pueblos: Spanish word for village.Tribe: A group of people with the same

customs, language, and rituals.Clan: A group of two or more related families.

Discovering New LandLand Bridge

• 10,000 years ago Glaciers covered oceans forming bridges

• Nomadic hunters crossed to North America from the Siberian Land Bridge (Asia to Alaska)

Adapting to New Land • Searched for food• Large animals died out• Land bridges melted• Learned to plant• Built irrigation

systems• Domesticated animals

Anasazi-1000 years ago-“The Ancient Ones” and “Cliff Dwellers”-Lived in Pueblos-adobe homes built along cliffs for protection

Mesa Verde National Park- CO

-Lived in common day “Four Corners”-Built roads leading to other villages-Known for clay pottery and baskets-No one knows how they disappeared

Sioux• Originated in the Great Lakes Region and the

Mid-West

• Reliant on hunting and gathering

Sioux• Lived in teepees made of buffalo hide

(good for a nomadic lifestyle)

• Relied heavily on buffalo for food, clothing, shelter

Sioux• 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn (AKA: Custor’s

Last Stand) - US military sent troops to force the Sioux out of their homeland.

• Sioux won battle because of their leadership- Chief Sitting Bull and Warrior Crazy Horse, large numbers, and knowledge of the land.

• 7 Sioux tribe exist today

Iroquois -500 years ago-People of the Long House-Lived in clans-Lived in common day NY state

-Planted corn, squash, and beans: “Three Sisters”-Women were respected for their role as farmers-Men hunted deer and bears with bows and arrows

Summary Page 70

1. How did early people adapt to the desert in the southwest?

2. How were early people able to develop villages?

3. Why do you think Native American hunters had to work together as they hunted?

Answers to Summary

1. How did early people adapt to the desert in the southwest? Irrigation

2. How were early people able to develop villages? Farming, hunting, gathering, irrigation

3. Why do you think Native American hunters had to work together as they hunted? Hand help weapons required them to get close to animals that were quicker than humans

PG 72Objective 11/21/12: SWBAT compare and

contrast people today and ancestors of the past by interpreting a reading passage.

Intro: Copy the following key terms you will see in today’s reading passage:

Parley: meet in conference with one’s enemyTenure: higher status granted due to skillHanker: strong desireDeity: Gods

Copy the terms into your notes. Leave a space in between each

one. Parley: Tenure: Hanker:Deity:

Parley: meet in conference with one’s enemyTenure: higher status granted due to skillHanker: strong desireDeity: Gods

World Literature- House Made of Dawn

Read the excerpt from House Made of Dawn.While reading, highlight all of the importantterms you come across.

After you are finished reading, answer questions1-3 in complete sentences. Use the article to

citeevidence.

Discuss answers with your elbow partner/group.

Create a double bubble. Compare and contrast the people of today and their ancestors from long ago (Native Americans).

Native Americans

Present day people