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Diverse Societies of North America

Diverse Societies of North America. Vocab: Anasazi, pueblos, Iroquois & totems. Indian Tribes of North America. Pacific Northwest the sea was their most important resource. Hunted whales. People of the southwest developed a civilization as early as 3000 B.C.

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Diverse Societies of North America

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  1. Diverse Societies of North America Vocab: Anasazi, pueblos, Iroquois & totems

  2. Indian Tribes of North America • Pacific Northwest the sea was their most important resource. • Hunted whales. • People of the southwest developed a civilization as early as 3000 B.C. • Most successful of these were the Hohokam of Arizona. • Produced corn, squash and beans.

  3. Tribes of North America • The Anasazi influenced the Hohokam tribe. • Lived in the states of Utah, NM, Arizona & Colorado. • Built cliff dwellings in caves and deep canyons. • 900’s built villages of large apartment style homes made of clay and stone.

  4. Anasazi • Anasazi built Pueblo Bonita. Built without horses, mules or the use of the wheel. • Relied on human labor to build the village. • Used mortar to construct the walls. • Pueblo Bonita housed over 1,000 people. • The pueblos were done by 1200. • The descendants of the Anasazi created pottery and blankets. They traded these with corn and farm products.

  5. Anasazi • Pueblo groups were the Hopi & Zuni. • They traded with Plains Indians (Comanche, Kiowa & Apache). • The plains Indians traded bison meat and hides.

  6. Mound Builders • 800 B.C. The Adena & Hopewell built large burial mounds. • Last Mound Builders were the Mississippians and they lived from 800 -1500 A.D. • Villages based on farming and trade.

  7. Woodland Tribes • Spoke different languages as Algonquian, Iroquoian & Muskogean. • Fought each other over land. Formed alliances for protection. • Iroquois created an alliance that lasted for 200 years. The tribes in the alliance were the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga & Seneca.

  8. Culture • Similar religious beliefs & trade. • Traded color feathers & copper jewelry. • Believed world was filled with nature spirits. • Respect for the land. Rituals and customs to guide their needs. • Land was sacred and was not to be bought and sold. • Harmony was important to Indian life.

  9. Culture • Family was the basis for Indian life. • Family unit included grandparents and close relatives. • Development of clans. • Totems were natural objects that clans identified themselves by. • Totem symbols were used on masks, boats and poles.

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