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Interactions with North America's Natural Environment Pre-European Contact

Explore how Native American populations interacted with North America's natural environment before European contact, considering the impact of geographic and environmental factors in shaping regional diversity. Understand the influence of competition over natural resources and debates on environmental and geographic issues. Discover the nomadic roots of America's first inhabitants and how they transitioned to sedentary lifestyles over time. Learn about prominent Native American civilizations like the Maya, Aztec, and Inca, and the societal dynamics that characterized Pre-Columbian America.

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Interactions with North America's Natural Environment Pre-European Contact

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  1. Topic 1.2Native American Societies Before European ContactPre-1491

  2. Learning Objective:Explain how and why various native populations in the period before European contact interacted with the natural environment in North America.Objectives

  3. Thematic Focus:Geographic and environmental factors, including competition over and debates about natural resources, shape the development of America and foster regional diversity. The development of America impacts the environment and reshapes geography, which leads to debates about environmental and geographic issues.

  4. American Indians • Native Americans were overwhelmed by European diseases and weaponry • We think of the colonists as the “winners” and the Indians as the “losers,” but how did the Native Americans get where they were?

  5. American Indians • America’s first inhabitants lived as nomads, following their prey • Bering Strait • Became sedentary over time

  6. American Indians • Central and South America • Maya (Yucatan) • Aztec (Mexico) • Inca (Peru)

  7. American Indians • Language • North America • Southwest • Great Plains • Northeast • Northwest

  8. American Indians • Like every other society in the world at the time, Pre-Columbian America was characterized by inter-tribal warfare resulting in the displacement, migration, and enslavement of numerous tribes

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