Social Studies/Geography

 
 
 


Chapter 2: Native Americans
 
 
 
 
Lesson Vocab Homes Location    Natural Resource 

1: Early People

  • Olmec "mother culture"
  • Maya
  • Ancient Puebloans

ancestor, theory, migration, artifact, civilization, tradition, class

 

 Asia, "the land bridge-Beringia", North America-Mexico, South America  Woolly mammoth

2: Eastern Woodlands

  • Iroquois
Groups: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondage, Cayuga and Seneca.
  • Algonquian

Groups: Delaware, wampanoag, Powhatan, Ottawa, Chippewa, Miami

 division of labor, palisade, longhouse, wampum, confederation, wigwam longhouse, wigwam

East of the Mississippi, Pennsylvania, New York, Canada, Great Lakes Region

HOMES: Lake Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

 Trees, Fish

3: The Plains

Groups: Iowa, Missouri, Sioux, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Blackfoot

 lodge, sod, scarce, tepee, travois, council, ceremony, nomad  lodge, tepee Great & Central Plains, Missouri & Platte River Buffalo

4: Southwest & West

Groups: Zuni, Ancient Puebloans, Hopi, Navajo, Shoshone

adapt, staple, surplus, adobe, hogan, trade network adobe, hogan

New Mexico, Arizona

Four Corners Area: Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
 Hunters, Farming and Fish
5: Northwest & Arctic harpoon, clan, economy, barter, potlatch, kayak, igloo igloo
 
 
 
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