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Native Americans. Pre Columbus Era. Theories of First Settlers. Bering Land Bridge-People migrated here during the last Ice Age They were called Paleo -Indians They were hunter-gatherer people Where they settled determine their culture. First Known Settlers. Olmec First Pyramids Mayans
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Native Americans Pre Columbus Era
Theories of First Settlers • Bering Land Bridge-People migrated here during the last Ice Age • They were called Paleo-Indians • They were hunter-gatherer people • Where they settled determine their culture.
First Known Settlers • Olmec • First Pyramids • Mayans • Hunter-Gathers • Aztecs • Warrior type people • Built Tenochtitian (Mexico City) • Incas
North America Early Cultures • Anasazi(1500 BC-1300 AD • Four Corners Region • Pueblos • Kivas • Mound Builders (1000 BC-1700ish AD) • Midwest-Along Mississippi and it’s tributaries • Built huge mounds for religious purposes.
Native Americans in North America • There are 560 recognized Native American tribes in the United States • Such a diversity in culture • Only got the label because Europeans called them Indians
Native American Culture • Categorized by Region the settled • Great Plains • Northeast and Southeast • West and Southwest • North and Northwest
Common Characteristics • Spiritual Beliefs tied to nature • Spirits living in some form around them • Ceremonies were used retain order with the world around them. Varied because of living conditions. • Shared property except for crops grown. • Most remained small groups